CVE-2026-40851 (GCVE-0-2026-40851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 08:06 – Updated: 2026-05-27 11:54
VLAI
Title
Command injection via USB
Summary
A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on an USB stick leading to code execution. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-1287 - Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Moritz Abrell from SySS GmbH Christian Zäske from SySS GmbH
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