CVE-2026-71235 Magistrala IoT Platform - Unrestricted Go/Lua Script Execution in Rules Engine
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary Go or Lua scripts on the server, leading to code execution and data access.
- 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-2026-71235?
CVE-2026-71235 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in absmach magistrala, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Magistrala's Rules Engine allows authenticated users to create rules with embedded Go or Lua scripts executed server-side when IoT messages arrive. The Lua script engine (re/lua.go) performs no input validation at all and preloads dangerous libraries: db (arbitrary database access), ioutil (file I/O), an HTTP client (SSRF), and filepath (traversal).
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71235?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-71235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq5v-m87m-6pqm.