Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-35216

RCE in Budibase ≤ 3.33.4

Published
03 April 2026
Modified
24 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.12 96th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-35216 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Budibase Budibase. Its CVSS base score is 9.0 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-35216 is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Budibase, an open-source low-code platform, in versions prior to 3.33.4. The flaw stems from CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) and allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Budibase server by triggering an automation workflow containing a Bash step through the public webhook endpoint. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its critical impact despite requiring high attack complexity.

Any unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability without privileges or user interaction by sending a crafted request to the public webhook endpoint, which triggers the malicious automation. Successful exploitation results in RCE on the server, with the Bash process executing as root within the container, potentially granting full control over the host environment, including data exfiltration, persistence, or further lateral movement.

Budibase has addressed the issue in version 3.33.4, as detailed in the official security advisory (GHSA-fcm4-4pj2-m5hf), release notes, associated pull request (#18238), and patching commit (f0c731b409a96e401445a6a6030d2994ff4ac256). Security practitioners should immediately upgrade to 3.33.4 or later and review webhook configurations to disable or restrict unauthenticated automations with Bash steps.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to version 3.33.4, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the Budibase server by triggering an automation that contains a Bash step via the public webhook endpoint. No authentication is…

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required to trigger the exploit. The process executes as root inside the container. This issue has been patched in version 3.33.4.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
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.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

budibase
budibase
≤ 3.33.4

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References