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Minimax Code CVE-2026-120275

| EUVDEUVD-2026-114905 MEDIUM
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-11-01 VulDB GHSA-p8vc-6wf8-q86x
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged user
  2. Exploit
    Supply crafted -exec argument to Find handler
  3. Execution
    Inject OS command via CWE-78 flaw
  4. Impact
    Execute arbitrary commands in application context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to reach the Find Command Handler and control the -exec argument, which per the CVSS vector demands low-level authenticated privileges (PR:L) to the Minimax Code application plus passive user interaction (UI:P) to complete the attack. The limiting factors are therefore: a valid low-privilege account is needed (not fully unauthenticated), the attack cannot succeed without the required user interaction, and only Minimax Code version 0.5.8 is identified as affected. The vendor rated confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as Low, suggesting the injected commands execute in a constrained context rather than yielding full host takeover, though the sources do not describe the execution privileges in detail.

Impact

This is a medium-severity issue (CVSS 4.0 base 5.1) that does not rise to an urgent, widespread priority despite being an OS command injection (CWE-78) flaw. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L) indicates a network-reachable attack with low complexity but requires low-level privileges (PR:L) AND passive user interaction (UI:P), and the vendor rated all three impacts as Low rather than the full system compromise command injection often implies. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' - meaningful but not emergency/act_now. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input; absence of an EPSS value is a data gap, not evidence of low risk. No POC field was provided, but the references include an external Feishu (feishu.cn) document alongside the VulDB CTI entries, so a public reference likely containing exploitation detail exists though it is not verified as working exploit code. The dominant risk-limiting factor is the product itself: an obscure, single-vendor tool from Shanghai Xi Yu Ji Zhi Technology with no enterprise footprint, meaning real-world exposure is minimal regardless of the technical mechanism. Net: a legitimate but low-urgency issue - the low privilege requirement, required user interaction, Low-rated impacts, and rare deployment outweigh the network attack vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user of Minimax Code 0.5.8 supplies a crafted value to the -exec argument of the Find Command Handler, injecting attacker-controlled OS commands that the application executes. Because the CVSS vector specifies UI:P, some passive user interaction is a prerequisite for the attack to succeed. A public reference describing the issue exists, but it is not verified as working exploit code.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 01, 2026

OS command injection in Minimax Code 0.5.8 lets an attacker who controls the -exec argument of the Find Command Handler inject and execute operating-system commands. Exploitation requires a valid low-privilege account (PR:L) plus passive user interaction (UI:P), and only version 0.5.8 is identified as affected; the vector's low confidentiality, integrity and availability ratings indicate command execution in a constrained context rather than full host takeover. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, the vendor was contacted but did not respond, and this is tracked as a medium-severity, this-month priority item rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis: the disclosure states the vendor was contacted early and did not respond, and no fixed version is published in the available references, so operators should track the VulDB entry at https://vuldb.com/vuln/429619 for updates. In the interim, treat the Find Command Handler as a privileged feature: restrict its use to trusted accounts, since exploitation already requires a valid low-privilege login, and remove or tightly allowlist the -exec argument so that shell metacharacters cannot be supplied (the trade-off is loss of legitimate batch-find functionality). Run Minimax Code under a dedicated low-privilege service account with no access to sensitive filesystems or credentials, which limits the blast radius if injection succeeds without preventing it, and monitor process and shell-spawn logs for find invocations that launch unexpected child commands. Disabling or gating the Find Command Handler entirely until a fixed release appears is the most reliable compensating control, at the cost of the feature's availability.

Affected VersionsENISA

Minimax Code 0.5.8

Affected Packages

euvd minimax_code no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic OS command injection (CWE-78) in the Find Command Handler component of Minimax Code, the AI-assisted coding tool published by Shanghai Xi Yu Ji Zhi Technology. The handler evidently builds and runs a system-level find invocation whose -exec argument is passed through to a shell without adequate neutralisation, so metacharacters supplied in that argument can break out of the intended command and run additional commands under the account running the application. CPE data identifies the affected package as shanghai_xi_yu_ji_zhi_technology:minimax_code with no version bound in the string, while the disclosure text names 0.5.8 specifically. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P) shows the attack is network-reachable and needs no special preconditions, but does require low-level authenticated access and a degree of user interaction to complete; the exact trigger path and the privileges under which injected commands execute are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable with low complexity, but a low-privilege account (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R) are required; impacts kept Low to match the evidence, which indicates constrained rather than full command execution.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A security flaw has been discovered in Shanghai Xi Yu Ji Zhi Technology Minimax Code 0.5.8. This affects an unknown part of the component Find Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument -exec results in os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 44% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
obscure single-vendor tool, no known enterprise deployment footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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