CVE-2026-26068 (GCVE-0-2026-26068)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-12 22:01 – Updated: 2026-02-13 17:17
VLAI?
Title
emp3r0r Agent-Controlled Metadata to Operator RCE (tmux Command Injection)
Summary
emp3r0r is a stealth-focused C2 designed by Linux users for Linux environments. Prior to 3.21.1, untrusted agent metadata (Transport, Hostname) is accepted during check-in and later interpolated into tmux shell command strings executed via /bin/sh -c. This enables command injection and remote code execution on the operator host. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.21.1.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Vendor Product Version
jm33-m0 emp3r0r Affected: < 3.21.1
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