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openNDS CVE-2026-38820

| EUVDEUVD-2026-67360 HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-08-28 mitre GHSA-hw32-3v67-92pf
8.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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8.3 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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8.3 HIGH

Adjacent vector confirmed by captive portal architecture; no auth or complexity required; OS command execution yields full C/I impact with minor availability effect.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch available
Aug 28, 2026 - 04:16 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 28, 2026 - 02:27 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 28, 2026 - 02:27 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2026 - 00:07 cve.org
HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

openNDS before 11.0.0 is susceptible to unauthenticated OS command execution via shell command injection through the fas query parameter on the /opennds_preauth/ endpoint because of libopennds.sh.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated OS command injection in openNDS before 11.0.0 allows any adjacent-network attacker - such as an unprivileged user connected to a captive portal WiFi - to execute arbitrary shell commands on the host router by supplying a crafted fas query parameter to the /opennds_preauth/ endpoint. The vulnerability originates in libopennds.sh, which processes the parameter without sanitizing shell metacharacters before passing it to OS-level commands. …

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Exploitation The attacker must be on the same adjacent network segment as the captive portal - specifically, connected to the WiFi network managed by openNDS but not yet authenticated through the portal. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) accurately characterizes the realistic threat: an attacker must be on the adjacent network segment - connected to the captive portal WiFi before authentication - but requires no credentials and faces no complexity barrier. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation The primary remediation is to upgrade openNDS to version 11.0.0 or later, which incorporates the fix from commit 8c03750d9a17d601fa7bd03ae7cde20c7c8d1252. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: identify all deployed instances of openNDS and verify current versions, assess network isolation of the /opennds_preauth/ endpoint and determine guest WiFi user reach. …

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