9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-124002
Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Auth OS Command Injection via Username
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 12, 2026, 8:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 12, 2026, 9:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update XWEB EVO to version 5.7.0 or later to fix OS command injection flaws.
  • Update XWEB EVO to version 5.7.0 or later.
  • Apply vendor patches when available.
  • Sanitize user input to prevent shell metacharacters.
  • Restrict privileges for the wlua interpreter.
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-2026-124002.

URL Resource
https://webapps.copeland.com/Dixell/Pages/SystemSoftwareUpdate
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-pre-authentication-os-command-injection-via-username
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/124xxx/CVE-2026-124002.json">CVE-2026-124002</a>
    Added Reference https://webapps.copeland.com/Dixell/Pages/SystemSoftwareUpdate
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-pre-authentication-os-command-injection-via-username
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