CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-90770

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.72%

53th percentile - higher than 53% of all known CVEs

Summary

Spug through 3.4.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the ping_check function that interpolates user-supplied monitor addresses directly into shell commands without validation. Authenticated users with monitor permissions can inject shell metacharacters via the /monitor/run_test/ endpoint to execute arbitrary commands as the Spug process user.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the system, leading to full compromise of the Spug server and potentially further lateral movement. The risk is high because it only requires monitor permissions.

Recommendation

Upgrade Spug to a version newer than 3.4.0 if a fix is available. Restrict monitor permissions to trusted users only and consider running Spug in an isolated environment with minimal privileges.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Spug through 3.4.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the ping_check function that interpolates user-supplied monitor addresses directly into shell commands without validation. Authenticated users with monitor permissions can inject shell metacharacters via the /monitor/run_test/ endpoint to execute arbitrary commands as the Spug process user.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS