7.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-105841
lrzsz before 0.13.0 OS Command Injection via lrz Pipe Mode
Description

lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's pipe mode that allows remote senders to execute commands by supplying crafted filenames. When lrz runs under a suffixed name such as lrztar, procheader() in src/lrz.c passes the unescaped ZMODEM/YMODEM filename to popen(), so shell metacharacters execute as the receiving user.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-105841 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lrzsz_project lrzsz
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update lrzsz to version 0.13.0 or later to fix OS command injection.
  • Upgrade lrzsz to version 0.13.0 or later.
  • Avoid running lrz with suffixed names in pipe mode.
  • Sanitize filenames passed to popen() in lrz.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-105841.

URL Resource
https://ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz.html
https://ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz/NEWS-0.13.0.html
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lrzsz-before-0.13.0-os-command-injection-via-lrz-pipe-mode
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's pipe mode that allows remote senders to execute commands by supplying crafted filenames. When lrz runs under a suffixed name such as lrztar, procheader() in src/lrz.c passes the unescaped ZMODEM/YMODEM filename to popen(), so shell metacharacters execute as the receiving user.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105841.json">CVE-2026-105841</a>
    Added Reference https://ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz.html
    Added Reference https://ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz/NEWS-0.13.0.html
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lrzsz-before-0.13.0-os-command-injection-via-lrz-pipe-mode
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-105841', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-06T13:56:33.353808Z'}
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