Copeland XWEB EVO up to 5.8.8 Import Preconfiguration api.lua io.popen server_url os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Copeland XWEB EVO up to 5.8.8. This impacts the function io.popen of the file api.lua of the component Import Preconfiguration. Executing a manipulation of the argument server_url can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-124013. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Copeland XWEB EVO up to 5.8.8 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function io.popen of the file api.lua of the component Import Preconfiguration. The manipulation of the argument server_url with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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 before it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XWEB EVO 5.6.2 through 5.8.8 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the api.lua import_preconfiguration and restore actions, where server_url and related server credential fields are concatenated unescaped into a root curl command executed via io.popen. Attackers can inject malicious shell commands through these unfiltered parameters to achieve arbitrary command execution with root privileges on the underlying system. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

The advisory is available at webapps.copeland.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-124013 since 11/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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 11/12/2026). 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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• Copeland

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• XWEB EVO

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• 5.8.0
• 5.8.1
• 5.8.2
• 5.8.3
• 5.8.4
• 5.8.5
• 5.8.6
• 5.8.7
• 5.8.8

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• end of life

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