CVE-2026-55897: openwrt luci · OS Command Injection
Affects openwrt luciSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 1.1.2-6 soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.1.2-6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade luci and openwrt/luci-app-advanced-reboot to 1.1.2-6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openwrtluci | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubopenwrt/luci-app-advanced-rebootpkg:github/openwrt/luci-app-advanced-rebootOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to luci-app-advanced-reboot version 1.1.2-6 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Builds that do not grant rpcd file.exec permission to /bin/sh, such as openwrt-24.10 and openwrt-23.05 branches, are not affected by this vulnerability.
Description
luci-app-advanced-reboot is a LuCI (web interface) application for OpenWrt that provides a way to reboot your router into an alternative firmware partition or perform reboot operations directly from the web UI. Prior to 1.1.2-6, the luci-app-advanced-reboot read ACL in applications/luci-app-advanced-reboot/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-app-advanced-reboot.json grants rpcd file.exec permission for the general shell interpreter /bin/sh. An authenticated delegated session with that read ACL can supply caller-controlled params; rpcd authorizes the executable path and passes those arguments to the shell, allowing arbitrary commands to execute as root. Builds without the /bin/sh exec grant, including the checked openwrt-24.10 and openwrt-23.05 branches, are not affected by this specific chain. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.2-6.
References
- github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-vj96-f37g-37f6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openwrt/luci/pull/8710 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/2df00deb122093cbf429266ffef7ad06aaecb48f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/f85102548ee8325bfd581a0327b210b5f7670829 (opens in a new tab)