# CVE-2026-93349: Frictionless OS Command Injection via explore Console Command

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands by crafting a malicious Data Package descriptor that triggers unsanitized shell execution in Frictionless.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jpg-jrw7-h58p

## What is CVE-2026-93349?

CVE-2026-93349 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in frictionlessdata frictionless-py, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Frictionless before 5.19.1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the explore console command that allows an attacker who supplies a crafted Data Package descriptor to execute arbitrary operating system commands as the user who explores it. Attackers can place shell metacharacters in resource path values within a datapackage.json descriptor, which are passed unsanitized to os.system through a shell, causing arbitrary command execution in the victim's security context when they run the explore command against the untrusted package. This vulnerability was also addressed in version 5.20.0rc2 of the pre-release branch.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93349?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-93349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-93349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-93349 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-93349 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Frictionless <= 5.20.0rc1 OS command injection via CLI explore. (github_poc): https://github.com/SaiTeja-Erukude/CVE-2026-93349-frictionless-command-injection

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-93349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-93349 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in frictionlessdata frictionless-py, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-93349 exists.

Affected product: frictionlessdata frictionless-py. 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-2026-93349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93349/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-93349

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.