pbi-cli up to 3.12.0 desktop_sync.py os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in pbi-cli up to 3.12.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file desktop_sync.py. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-108744. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in pbi-cli up to 3.12.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file desktop_sync.py. 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:

pbi-cli 3.10.1 through 3.12.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in desktop_sync.py that passes unquoted .pbip paths to cmd /c start when reopening projects. Attackers can lure victims into opening a Power BI project from a space-free path containing & to run commands with victim privileges during report write or reload.

The advisory is available at hackmd.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-108744 since 10/11/2026. 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 10/11/2026). 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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• pbi-cli

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• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12.0

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