CVE-2026-5208

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in coolercontrold

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCoolercontrold

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

Affected

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

All versions3.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.0.03.1.0
Affected range stops below 4.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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