CVE-2026-55897
luci-app-advanced-reboot read ACL exposes /bin/sh through file.exec, allowing delegated users to run commands as root
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 21, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update luci-app-advanced-reboot to version 1.1.2-6.
- Verify rpcd ACL configuration.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-vj96-f37g-37f6 Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-55897', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-21T20:05:24.106310Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55897.json">CVE-2026-55897</a> Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/2df00deb122093cbf429266ffef7ad06aaecb48f Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/f85102548ee8325bfd581a0327b210b5f7670829 Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/luci/pull/8710 Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-vj96-f37g-37f6