# CVE-2026-15496: SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent Groovy Script GroovyScriptImpl.java evalIsFailed os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via Groovy script evaluation in SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent, which is no longer supported.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4896-cr5v-422q

## What is CVE-2026-15496?

CVE-2026-15496 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent, published on 12 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent up to 2.7.2. The impacted element is the function evalIsFailed of the file sonic-agent/src/main/java/org/cloud/sonic/agent/tests/script/GroovyScriptImpl.java of the component Groovy Script Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15496?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-15496?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-15496 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15496 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-15496 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-15496 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent, published on 12 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15496 exists.

Affected product: SonicCloudOrg sonic-agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15496/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15496/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15496
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15496
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15496

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15496/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.