CVE-2026-58000 luci-proto-openvpn - Command Injection via cl_meta Parameter in generateKey
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary shell commands as root via command injection in the OpenVPN protocol configuration plugin.
- 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-2026-58000?
CVE-2026-58000 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in openwrt luci-proto-openvpn, published on 29 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
luci-proto-openvpn through 0.11.1, fixed in commit e4ff45e, contains a command injection vulnerability in the generateKey ubus method where the cl_meta parameter is interpolated into a shell command without proper escaping or quoting. An authenticated LuCI user with OpenVPN protocol configuration access can inject arbitrary shell metacharacters into cl_meta to execute commands as root via the popen function.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58000?
How do I fix CVE-2026-58000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-58000 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-2026-58000 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-58000 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-833j-64r7-8r2r, GHSA-pm9w-522m-8rrh.