CVE-2026-72603
wg-easy wg-easy - OS Command Injection
Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in wg-easy 15.3.0 allows users with the clients.create permission to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting newline-delimited WireGuard PostUp directives into the client name field. The client name is written to the WireGuard configuration file without neutralizing newline characters, allowing injection of arbitrary directives that are executed by wg-quick with root privileges. An attacker with clients.create permission achieves root code execution on the host.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 11, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-72603
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c |
Solution
- Update wg-easy to the latest version.
- Sanitize user-supplied client names.
- Validate input for WireGuard directives.
- Restrict clients.create permission.
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-2026-72603.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-72603 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-72603
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Aug. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'wg-easy', 'product': 'wg-easy', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '15.3.0'}]}] Added Description An OS command injection vulnerability in wg-easy 15.3.0 allows users with the clients.create permission to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting newline-delimited WireGuard PostUp directives into the client name field. The client name is written to the WireGuard configuration file without neutralizing newline characters, allowing injection of arbitrary directives that are executed by wg-quick with root privileges. An attacker with clients.create permission achieves root code execution on the host. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy