CVE-2026-65184 Avocent ACS8000 wsserver command injection
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-65184 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-65184 is a critical vulnerability in Vertiv Avocent ACS8000, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Vertiv Avocent ACS8000. 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-2026-65184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65184/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-65184?
CVE-2026-65184 is a critical vulnerability in Vertiv Avocent ACS8000, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official description
The root-privileged `wsserver` terminal-bridge daemon builds a shell command from client-supplied WebSocket fields and passes it to `system()` and `popen()` without quoting, escaping, or character-set validation. The daemon's public-key session path performs no appliance-session check.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65184?
How do I fix CVE-2026-65184?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-65184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f563-j7vj-6j8f.