frictionlessdata frictionless-py up to 5.20.0rc1 Console datapackage.json os.system os command injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in frictionlessdata frictionless-py up to 5.20.0rc1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function os.system of the file datapackage.json of the component Console. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-93349. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in frictionlessdata frictionless-py up to 5.20.0rc1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function os.system of the file datapackage.json of the component Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Frictionless through 5.20.0rc1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the explore console command that allows an attacker who supplies a crafted Data Package descriptor to execute arbitrary operating system commands as the user who explores it. Attackers can place shell metacharacters in resource path values within a datapackage.json descriptor, which are passed unsanitized to os.system through a shell, causing arbitrary command execution in the victim's security context when they run the explore command against the untrusted package.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-93349 since 09/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:datapackage.json it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• frictionlessdata

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• frictionless-py

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• 5.20.0rc1

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