Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-26213

HighPublic PoCUpdated

Published: 26 March 2026

Published
26 March 2026
Modified
03 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
EPSS Score 0.0624 92.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-26213 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Thingino Thingino Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 7.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

thingino-firmware versions up to the firmware-2026-03-16 release contains an unauthenticated os command injection vulnerability in the WiFi captive portal CGI script that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting malicious code through unsanitized HTTP parameter names.…

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Attackers can exploit the eval function in parse_query() and parse_post() functions to achieve remote code execution and perform privileged configuration changes including root password reset and SSH authorized_keys modification, resulting in full persistent device compromise.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys Persistence
Adversaries may modify the SSH <code>authorized_keys</code> file to maintain persistence on a victim host.
Why these techniques?

Direct unauthenticated RCE via public-facing CGI enables T1190; OS command injection facilitates Unix shell execution (T1059.004); explicit SSH key and password changes enable T1098.004.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

thingino
thingino firmware
≤ 2026-03-15

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

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.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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