CVE-2026-22035

Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGreenshotGreenshot

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Greenshot is an open source Windows screenshot utility. Versions 1.3.310 and below arvulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized filename processing. The FormatArguments method in ExternalCommandDestination.cs:269 uses string.Format() to insert user-controlled filenames directly into shell commands without sanitization, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting malicious filenames containing shell metacharacters. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.311.

Affected

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

v < 1.3.311
Affected range stops below 1.3.311, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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