Description
Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. In versions 8.42.0 and below, Executrix.getCommand() is vulnerable to OS command injection because it interpolates temporary file paths into a /bin/sh -c shell command string without any escaping or input validation. The IN_FILE_ENDING and OUT_FILE_ENDING configuration keys flow directly into these paths, allowing a place author who can write or modify a .cfg file to inject arbitrary shell metacharacters that execute OS commands in the JVM process's security context. The framework already sanitizes placeName via an allowlist before embedding it in the same shell string, but applies no equivalent sanitization to file ending values. No runtime privileges beyond place configuration authorship, and no API or network access, are required to exploit this vulnerability. This is a framework-level defect with no safe mitigation available to downstream implementors, as Executrix provides neither escaping nor documented preconditions against metacharacters in file ending inputs. This issue has been fixed in version 8.43.0.
Published: 2026-04-18
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: OS Command Injection
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3p24-9x7v-7789 Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix
History

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa emissary
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa emissary

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nationalsecurityagency
Nationalsecurityagency emissary
Vendors & Products Nationalsecurityagency
Nationalsecurityagency emissary

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. In versions 8.42.0 and below, Executrix.getCommand() is vulnerable to OS command injection because it interpolates temporary file paths into a /bin/sh -c shell command string without any escaping or input validation. The IN_FILE_ENDING and OUT_FILE_ENDING configuration keys flow directly into these paths, allowing a place author who can write or modify a .cfg file to inject arbitrary shell metacharacters that execute OS commands in the JVM process's security context. The framework already sanitizes placeName via an allowlist before embedding it in the same shell string, but applies no equivalent sanitization to file ending values. No runtime privileges beyond place configuration authorship, and no API or network access, are required to exploit this vulnerability. This is a framework-level defect with no safe mitigation available to downstream implementors, as Executrix provides neither escaping nor documented preconditions against metacharacters in file ending inputs. This issue has been fixed in version 8.43.0.
Title Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix
Weaknesses CWE-116
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Nationalsecurityagency Emissary
Nsa Emissary
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-20T15:48:51.543Z

Reserved: 2026-04-03T20:09:02.827Z

Link: CVE-2026-35582

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Updated: 2026-04-20T15:48:46.648Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-18T02:16:11.510

Modified: 2026-04-24T16:48:25.797

Link: CVE-2026-35582

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Updated: 2026-04-20T14:58:56Z

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