CVE-2026-1066
Published: 17 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-1066 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Kodcloud Kodbox. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 17.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Command injection in public-facing web app (kodbox explorer/zip handler) directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary command execution via shell interpreter (T1059).
NVD Description
A vulnerability was detected in kalcaddle kodbox up to 1.61.10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /?explorer/index/zip of the component Compression Handler. The manipulation results in command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is…
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now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-1066 is a command injection vulnerability in kalcaddle kodbox versions up to 1.61.10. The issue resides in the Compression Handler component, specifically during processing of the /?explorer/index/zip file path. It is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component) and CWE-77 (Command Injection), with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-17.
A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the affected endpoint, leading to arbitrary command injection. Successful exploitation grants limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, allowing the attacker to execute commands on the server.
Advisories from VulDB and related references indicate that the exploit is public and available for use, such as via a GitHub repository. The vendor was contacted early about the disclosure but did not respond, and no patches or mitigations are mentioned.
The exploit's public availability increases the risk of widespread exploitation in unpatched kalcaddle kodbox deployments.
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