SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
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CVE-2026-52891

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.9 EPSS 0.40% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-15 · Last synced 2026-08-14

CyberRota Analysis

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The Wekan kanban application prior to version 9.07 is vulnerable due to improper handling of user-supplied filenames in the avatar upload functionality, which allows for command injection via shell metacharacters. This critical vulnerability can lead to remote code execution on the server, posing significant risks to the integrity and confidentiality of the system. Organizations using affected versions of Wekan should prioritize upgrading to version 9.07 or later to mitigate this severe security threat.

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CVE
CVE-2026-52891
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.9
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.07, Wekan avatar upload functionality embeds user-supplied filenames into paths later passed to child_process.exec() for MIME-type detection. Because models/avatars.js and models/fileValidation.js used a shell command with the avatar filename, shell metacharacters such as backticks and $() in the filename could execute commands on the server. This issue is fixed in version 9.07.