CVE-2026-6130 Command injection in chatbox
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via manipulated arguments in the chatboxai chatbox MCP server transport.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6130?
CVE-2026-6130 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in chatboxai chatbox, published on 12 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw has been found in chatboxai chatbox up to 1.20.0. This impacts the function StdioClientTransport of the file src/main/mcp/ipc-stdio-transport.ts of the component Model Context Protocol Server Management System. Executing a manipulation of the argument args/env can lead to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6130?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6130?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6130 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-2026-6130 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-6130 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h97j-2863-fhw4.