# CVE-2026-28801: Natro Macro: Code Injection through Pattern/Path files

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by sharing malicious pattern or path files with users of the Natro Macro application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5gm-vfvf-pwhx

## What is CVE-2026-28801?

CVE-2026-28801 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in NatroTeam NatroMacro, published on 6 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Natro Macro is an open-source Bee Swarm Simulator macro written in AutoHotkey. Prior to version 1.1.0, any ahk code contained inside of a pattern or path file is executed by the macro. Since users commonly share path/pattern files, an attacker could share a file containing malicious code, which is then executed by the program. This code can operate in silence alongside the pattern, running in the background to do whatever the attacker pleases. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28801?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Natroteam Natro Macro.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-28801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-28801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NatroTeam NatroMacro

- [CVE-2026-28800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28800/): Natro Macro: Malicious actions allowed through Discord RC Commands by any user (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-28801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-28801 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in NatroTeam NatroMacro, published on 6 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NatroTeam NatroMacro. 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-2026-28801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28801/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-28801

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28801/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.