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CVE-2026-72603

Command injection

9.9 CRITICALEPSS 2.23%
  1. Published11 Aug 2026

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in wg-easy 15.3.0 allows users with the clients.create permission to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting newline-delimited WireGuard PostUp directives into the client name field. The client name is written to the WireGuard configuration file without neutralizing newline characters, allowing injection of arbitrary directives that are executed by wg-quick with root privileges. An attacker with clients.create permission achieves root code execution on the host.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation

No fixed version is recorded in the NVD data. Check the vendor advisory for the latest guidance.

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2026-72603 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72603 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 2.23%.

How severe is CVE-2026-72603?

CVE-2026-72603 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 2.23% probability of exploitation.

How do I fix CVE-2026-72603?

Apply the vendor's patch or advisory guidance, then verify no affected versions remain across your devices.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.