# CVE-2026-48097: NexTOR_IP_CHANGER has PATH Injection Leading to Arbitrary Command Execution

> An attacker controlling the execution environment can achieve arbitrary code execution by placing malicious executables in the PATH, affecting users of the NexTor IP Changer tool.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx6r-vwjq-567w

## What is CVE-2026-48097?

CVE-2026-48097 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in 0x5t4l1n NexTOR_IP_CHANGER, published on 7 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NexTor IP Changer is a command-line tool that leverages the Tor network to periodically rotate a user's IP address. Versions prior to 2.0.0 have a command execution vulnerability due to unsafe use of `shell=True` with commands that rely on executable resolution through the `PATH` environment variable. An attacker controlling the execution environment can place malicious executables such as sudo earlier in the `PATH`, resulting in execution of attacker-controlled code. Version 2.0.0 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48097?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-48097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-48097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-48097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-48097 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in 0x5t4l1n NexTOR_IP_CHANGER, published on 7 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 0x5t4l1n NexTOR_IP_CHANGER. 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-2026-48097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48097/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.