Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-40456

High

Published: 18 June 2026

Published
18 June 2026
Modified
22 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/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 0.0095 56.8th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40456 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Cert (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 43.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in LMS (LAN Management System) before commit 9fcb4de due to an IP address parameter being passed to the "exec()" function without proper validation, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

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.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

OS command injection via unsanitized input to exec() directly enables arbitrary command execution (T1059); the flaw is in a management web app, enabling exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190).

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

Affected Assets

Cert
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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.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
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.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

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

References