C-Kermit before 11.1.515 OS Command Injection via REMOTE WHO and REMOTE SPACE
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-129124 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulnCheck |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-13 17:17:29 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-13 17:17:29 UTC |
| Description | C-Kermit before 11.1.515 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote clients to execute shell commands by supplying unquoted arguments to REMOTE WHO or REMOTE SPACE. Attackers can append shell metacharacters to arguments passed through WHOCMD or SPACM2 to syscmd(), executing commands on the server host even when DISABLE HOST is set. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.2 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | OpenKermit | C-Kermit | affected 11.1.515 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/blob/v11.0.514/ckcpro.w | [email protected] | github.com | |
| www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-before-11.1.515-os-command-injection-via-... | [email protected] | www.vulncheck.com | |
| github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/29c4bfbe12d685f93668350c24291e56202... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/releases/tag/v11.1.515 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: John Goerzen (en)
CNA: John Goerzen (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.