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CVE-2026-124009

Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO OS Command Injection via backup.lua

  • High 8.6
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

XWEB EVO 5.2.3 through 5.8.8 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting shell metacharacters into the output device path parameter processed by backup.lua. Attackers can exploit the unescaped concatenation into mount, unzip, and related shell commands run via the wlua interpreter, including through the setuid xwbackup.cgi and xwrestore.cgi interfaces, to achieve full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

Key facts

Published
12 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
2.414% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 84.397% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: poc; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.6CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
CopelandXWEB EVO
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 5.2.3 up to and including 5.8.8 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 19 Oct 2026 VulnCheck CVD team reported to Copeland PSIRT
  2. 19 Oct 2026 Copeland PSIRT acknowledged receipt
  3. 5 Nov 2026 Copeland PSIRT follows up stating that given the EOS status, they will not be carrying out a comparative analysis against previously disclosed vulnerabilities
  4. 12 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

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References