CVE-2026-103038

PingTools Network Utilities 4.64 - OS command injection through Watcher ICMP host

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 19, 2026 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 20, 2026 at 08:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPingTools Network Utilities

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

PingTools Network Utilities 4.64 Free accepts an arbitrary value in the Host field of a Watcher ICMP service, incorporating that value into a command string executed as sh -c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.6HIGHFluid Attacks
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-78

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