CVE-2026-35581
Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Prior to 8.39.0, the Executrix utility class constructed shell commands by concatenating configuration-derived values — including the PLACE_NAME parameter — with insufficient sanitization. Only spaces were replaced with underscores, allowing shell metacharacters (;, |, $, `, (, ), etc.) to pass through into /bin/sh -c command execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.39.0.
Published:Apr 7, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Apr 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00077
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nationalsecurityagency
Product
Emissary
Nationalsecurityagency
Emissary
Vendor
Nsa
Product
Emissary
Nsa
Emissary
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
