PinchTab is a standalone HTTP server that gives AI agents direct control over a Chrome browser. PinchTab `v0.8.4` contains a Windows-only command injection issue in the orphaned Chrome cleanup path. When an instance is stopped, the Windows cleanup routine builds a PowerShell `-Command` string using a `needle` derived from the profile path. In `v0.8.4`, that string interpolation escapes backslashes but does not safely neutralize other PowerShell metacharacters. If an attacker can launch an instance using a crafted profile name and then trigger the cleanup path, they may be able to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands on the Windows host in the security context of the PinchTab process user. This is not an unauthenticated internet RCE. It requires authenticated, administrative-equivalent API access to instance lifecycle endpoints, and the resulting command execution inherits the permissions of the PinchTab OS user rather than bypassing host privilege boundaries. Version 0.8.5 contains a patch for the issue.
References
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| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/commit/25b3374bdcdf0dad32c44d5d726bf953238cd8bd | Patch |
| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-p8mm-644p-phmh | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-p8mm-644p-phmh | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
31 Mar 2026, 16:03
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Pinchtab
Pinchtab pinchtab |
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| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/commit/25b3374bdcdf0dad32c44d5d726bf953238cd8bd - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-p8mm-644p-phmh - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pinchtab:pinchtab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
27 Mar 2026, 20:16
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| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-p8mm-644p-phmh - | |
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26 Mar 2026, 21:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-26 21:17
Updated : 2026-03-31 16:03
NVD link : CVE-2026-33623
Mitre link : CVE-2026-33623
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33623
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pinchtab
- pinchtab
