ZTE NX799J GEN_CN_V1.0.0B15 PostgreSQL Service command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in ZTE NX799J GEN_CN_V1.0.0B15. Affected is an unknown function of the component PostgreSQL Service. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-49004. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in ZTE NX799J GEN_CN_V1.0.0B15. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PostgreSQL Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The built-in PostgreSQL service on the mobile device suffers from misconfiguration flaws and command injection vulnerabilities. This service listens on a specific port, runs with root privileges, and is protected by weak credentials. The database supports the COPY FROM PROGRAM syntax, allowing local attackers to bypass Android's permission sandbox and gain full root access.

The advisory is available at support.zte.com.cn. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-49004 since 05/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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• ZTE

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• NX799J

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• GEN_CN_V1.0.0B15

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.zte.com.cn/

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