Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32999

CriticalRCE

Published: 28 May 2026

Published
28 May 2026
Modified
29 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0031 23.1th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32999 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Cometbackup (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.0 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 23.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Insufficient character filtering in backup agent signing module on Comet Backup server allows authenticated tenant administrator to execute an arbitrary code on behalf of a privileged user on the affected server and connected devices.

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.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Why these techniques?

CWE-94 code injection in server signing module directly enables RCE by authenticated user escalating to privileged context on server/devices.

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

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CVE-2026-28425Shared CWE-94
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CVE-2026-3132Shared CWE-94
CVE-2026-32573Shared CWE-94
CVE-2026-26056Shared CWE-94
CVE-2021-47770Shared CWE-94
CVE-2026-31857Shared CWE-94
CVE-2025-12637Shared CWE-94
CVE-2025-67036Shared CWE-94

Affected Assets

Cometbackup
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

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-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

References