7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-55673
PowSyBl: Command Injection in LocalCommandExecutor-s
Description

PowSyBl (Power System Blocks) is a framework to build power system oriented software. Prior to 7.2.2, UnixLocalCommandExecutor and WindowsLocalCommandExecutor concatenate command arguments and environment variables into strings interpreted through bash -c or cmd /c without sufficient escaping. Attacker-controlled values reaching UnixLocalCommandExecutor.execute, WindowsLocalCommandExecutor.execute, LocalComputationManager.execute, ParallelLoadFlowActionSimulator.run, ActionSimulatorTool.run, AmplModelRunner.run, or AmplModelRunner.runAsync can break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary shell commands as the JVM user. The affected itools paths include action-simulator with task-count, security-analysis with external, and dynamic-security-analysis. Downstream CLI tools, libraries, REST front ends, and multi-tenant grid-analysis services that forward less-trusted contingency identifiers or computation parameters into these APIs can expose the injection remotely. This issue is fixed in version 7.2.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update PowSyBl to version 7.2.2 to fix arbitrary shell command execution vulnerability.
  • Update PowSyBl to version 7.2.2.
  • Ensure proper input sanitization.
  • Review command execution logic.
  • Limit privileges for JVM processes.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description PowSyBl (Power System Blocks) is a framework to build power system oriented software. Prior to 7.2.2, UnixLocalCommandExecutor and WindowsLocalCommandExecutor concatenate command arguments and environment variables into strings interpreted through bash -c or cmd /c without sufficient escaping. Attacker-controlled values reaching UnixLocalCommandExecutor.execute, WindowsLocalCommandExecutor.execute, LocalComputationManager.execute, ParallelLoadFlowActionSimulator.run, ActionSimulatorTool.run, AmplModelRunner.run, or AmplModelRunner.runAsync can break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary shell commands as the JVM user. The affected itools paths include action-simulator with task-count, security-analysis with external, and dynamic-security-analysis. Downstream CLI tools, libraries, REST front ends, and multi-tenant grid-analysis services that forward less-trusted contingency identifiers or computation parameters into these APIs can expose the injection remotely. This issue is fixed in version 7.2.2.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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 CWE CWE-78
    Added CWE CWE-88
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55673.json">CVE-2026-55673</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/commit/17461264d1d18f9bba43bb7855f251e9fa55a4db
    Added Reference https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/commit/7aa28d8c2492bbcd061585cb498acce72d5ed79a
    Added Reference https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/pull/3973
    Added Reference https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/releases/tag/v7.2.2
    Added Reference https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/security/advisories/GHSA-jqvf-j3ww-r8c7
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