CoolerControl coolercontrold up to 3.x Alerts os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CoolerControl coolercontrold up to 3.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Alerts. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-5208. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CoolerControl coolercontrold up to 3.x. This affects some unknown processing of the component Alerts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-5208 since 03/31/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at gitlab.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: coolercontrold 4.0.0

Timelineinfo

03/31/2026 CVE reserved
04/08/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-5208 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356229

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2026 15:27
Changes: 04/08/2026 15:27 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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