CVE-2026-0783
Published: 23 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-0783 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Algosolutions 8180 Ip Audio Alerter Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 40.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly addresses the lack of proper validation of user-supplied strings in the web UI before executing system calls, preventing command injection.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of the command injection flaw via vendor patches, eliminating the vulnerability.
Enforces least privilege for the web UI process, limiting the scope and impact of arbitrary code execution even if injection succeeds.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a command injection (CWE-78) in a web-based UI enabling RCE, directly facilitating T1190 (exploit public-facing web app), T1210 (exploitation of remote service), and T1059.004 (Unix shell command execution via injected strings to system calls).
NVD Description
ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter Web UI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The…
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specific flaw exists within the web-based user interface. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-28292.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-0783 is a command injection vulnerability in the web-based user interface of ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices, enabling remote code execution. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied strings before they are passed to system calls, allowing attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands. Affected systems are installations of the ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter, with the vulnerability tracked as ZDI-CAN-28292 and assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), mapped to CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command).
An authenticated remote attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability over the network with no user interaction required. By supplying a malicious string via the web UI, the attacker achieves remote code execution in the context of the device, potentially granting high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, such as full device compromise.
The Zero Day Initiative has published details in advisory ZDI-26-005, available at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-005/. Security practitioners should consult this advisory for recommended mitigations, such as applying vendor patches if available or restricting authenticated access to the web UI.
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