Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor up to 02da2c6 PostCompressionActions.cpp shutdownMachine/putMachineToSleep Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor up to 02da2c6. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function shutdownMachine/putMachineToSleep of the file PostCompressionActions.cpp. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-36365. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor up to 02da2c6. This issue affects the function shutdownMachine/putMachineToSleep of the file PostCompressionActions.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor All versions up to and including commit 02da2c6 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the shutdownMachine and putMachineToSleep functions in PostCompressionActions.cpp

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-36365 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-26976). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
05/04/2026 +28 days Advisory disclosed
05/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-36365 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-36365
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360983
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2026 18:09
Updated: 05/04/2026 19:52
Changes: 05/04/2026 18:09 (52), 05/04/2026 19:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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