9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-72590
alseambusher crontab-ui - Unauthenticated RCE via Newline Injection in env_vars Parameter
Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary cron job entries by sending a crafted GET request to /crontab with URL-encoded newlines in the env_vars parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2026, 6:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update crontab-ui to a version that sanitizes user input to prevent command injection.
  • Update alseambusher/crontab-ui to version 0.4.3 or later.
  • Sanitize all user-supplied input before processing.
  • Validate and encode newline characters in environment variables.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui
https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui/blob/master/app.js
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-72590 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-72590', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-10T13:23:22.452987Z'}
  • CVE Modified by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Aug. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Affected [{'vendor': 'alseambusher', 'product': 'crontab-ui', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '0.4.2', 'versionType': 'semver'}]}] [{'vendor': 'alseambusher', 'product': 'crontab-ui', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '0.4.2'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}]
    Changed Description An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary cron job entries by sending a crafted GET request to /crontab with URL-encoded newlines in the env_vars parameter. The handler appends the env_vars value directly to the crontab file string as '${envVars}\n' without stripping newline characters, enabling an attacker to insert arbitrary cron expressions that execute attacker-controlled commands. An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary cron job entries by sending a crafted GET request to /crontab with URL-encoded newlines in the env_vars parameter.
  • New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Aug. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'alseambusher', 'product': 'crontab-ui', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '0.4.2', 'versionType': 'semver'}]}]
    Added Description An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary cron job entries by sending a crafted GET request to /crontab with URL-encoded newlines in the env_vars parameter. The handler appends the env_vars value directly to the crontab file string as '${envVars}\n' without stripping newline characters, enabling an attacker to insert arbitrary cron expressions that execute attacker-controlled commands.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-93
    Added Reference https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui
    Added Reference https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui/blob/master/app.js
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