CVE-2024-26290 Authenticated Remote Command Injection affecting Avid NEXIS
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Avid NEXIS storage systems and System Director Appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-26290?
CVE-2024-26290 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Avid NEXIS E-series, published on 12 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Avid Avid NEXIS E-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS F-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS PRO+ on Linux, Avid System Director Appliance (SDA+) on Linux allows code execution on underlying operating system with root permissions.This issue affects Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2024.6.0; System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2024.6.0.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26290?
How do I fix CVE-2024-26290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-26290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-26290 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-26290 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j695-2cjc-466g.