CVE-2026-5208

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

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/blob/3.1.0/coolercontrold/src/alerts.rs?ref_type=tags#L576	Product
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases/4.0.0	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:coolercontrol:coolercontrold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-08 12:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-5208

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5208

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5208

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Products Affected

coolercontrol

coolercontrold

CWE

CWE-78

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

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