XWEB EVO versions 5.2.3 through before 5.7.0 contains a pre-authentication OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the username field of login.lua, cleanout.lua, or api.lua before the password check occurs. Attackers can exploit this flaw combined with the setuid-root wlua interpreter to execute commands with root privileges, achieving full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Title Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Authentication OS Command Injection via Username Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Auth OS Command Injection via Username

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description XWEB EVO versions 5.2.3 through before 5.7.0 contains a pre-authentication OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the username field of login.lua, cleanout.lua, or api.lua before the password check occurs. Attackers can exploit this flaw combined with the setuid-root wlua interpreter to execute commands with root privileges, achieving full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.
Title Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Authentication OS Command Injection via Username
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-78
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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Updated: 2026-11-12T19:55:42.192Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T18:38:38.543Z

Link: CVE-2026-124002

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-12T20:18:21.597

Modified: 2026-11-12T21:36:06.743

Link: CVE-2026-124002

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