{"id":"CVE-2026-105978","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-105978"],"related":[],"title":"Management control functions let a privileged remote user run root commands","description":"Improper input validation in management control functions may allow a remote attacker with high privileges to inject operating system commands and execute them with root privileges.","summary":"Improper input validation in management control functions lets a remote attacker with high privileges inject operating system commands. The injected commands run with root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":8.6,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["auth-required","infrastructure","management-interface","ot"],"not_affected_if":["auth-required"],"how_to_check":"unknown: the CERT@VDE advisory that names the product is not yet found. Once it is, check device firmware against its affected-versions table. Meanwhile, list devices whose remote management interface is reachable and who holds admin accounts on them.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-03T09:17:09+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T09:19:50+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-03T09:20:15+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-03T09:22:15+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.3,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-03T09:20:15Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"Management control functions let a privileged remote user run root commands","impact":"high","summary":"Improper input validation in management control functions lets a remote attacker with high privileges inject operating system commands. The injected commands run with root privileges.","audience":"businesses","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["management-interface"],"confidence":0.5,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Remote command execution as root on the device","analyst_note":"Identify the affected product and versions from the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105978 and the vendor advisory it cites.","how_to_check":"unknown","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":[],"who_is_affected":"The sources do not name the affected product, its versions, or its management interface. Teams that run appliances or devices exposing a remote management interface should check whether this vendor's products are in their estate. unknown","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000599,"input_tokens":4059,"output_tokens":387,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Identify the affected product and versions from the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105978 and the vendor advisory it cites.","search":"'-105978':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'allow':59C 'attack':36B,62C 'auth':19B 'auth-requir':18B 'command':11A,43B,46B,70C 'control':2A,31B,56C 'cve':12A,15A 'execut':72C 'function':3A,32B,57C 'high':38B,64C 'improp':26B,51C 'infrastructur':21B 'inject':40B,45B,67C 'input':27B,52C 'interfac':24B 'let':4A,33B 'manag':1A,23B,30B,55C 'management-interfac':22B 'may':58C 'oper':41B,68C 'ot':25B 'privileg':6A,39B,50B,65C,76C 'remot':7A,35B,61C 'requir':20B 'root':10A,49B,75C 'run':9A,47B 'system':42B,69C 'user':8A 'valid':28B,53C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"The CNA is CERT@VDE (industrial/OT vendors), but no public source read so far names the product or versions. VulDB labels the product 'TK100', which is unconfirmed and not recorded as affected. Exploitation needs a remote attacker with high privileges (admin), so the risk is mainly where admin credentials are weak, shared or exposed. Teams that run industrial or embedded devices with a network-reachable management interface should watch for the vendor advisory.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["authrequired","high","infrastructure","managementinterface","ot"],"first_public_at":"2026-11-03T09:17:09+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"info@cert.vde.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-105978","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105978","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-03T09:17:09+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-03T09:17:09+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T09:19:50+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-03T09:19:50+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-105978:1477","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-03T09:22:15+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-03T09:22:15+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T09:22:15+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-03T09:22:15+00:00","note":"NVD page returned empty; CVE text (CWE-20/78-style OS command injection in management control functions, root, PR:H, CVSS 7.2 CNA v3 per VulDB, 8.6 v4) confirmed only via VulDB mirror. CERT@VDE advisory index (through Nov 2) and searches show no matching advisory; product, versions and fix remain unknown. Revisit once certvde.com publishes. Fix status left unknown, not claimed none; nothing marked verified."}],"documents":[{"id":56731,"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105978","title":"VulDB: CVE-2026-105978 (CNA CERT@VDE; product label TK100, unverified)","kind":"other","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"mentions","confidence":null,"note":null}],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}