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Network-AI CVE-2026-73615

| EUVDEUVD-2026-57819 HIGH
Interpretation Conflict (CWE-436)
2026-08-13 VulnCheck GHSA-x5mx-wq8q-46ph
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privilege Network-AI credentials
  2. Delivery
    Access command submission interface
  3. Exploit
    Craft quote-wrapped command that evades blocklist string matching
  4. Execution
    Submit payload to SandboxPolicy (evaluates raw string, approves)
  5. Persist
    Executor strips quotes, tokenizes dangerous argv
  6. Impact
    Execute arbitrary blocked command on vulnerable system

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service Interpretation consistency
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with at least low-privilege access to the Network-AI command submission interface, as confirmed by the PR:L metric in the provided CVSS 4.0 vector. The attacker must know or discover the specific quoting syntax that causes SandboxPolicy to miss a blocklist match while the executor still processes the intended dangerous command - this requires familiarity with the product's tokenization behavior but no special system configuration beyond having an account. Exploitation is bounded by: (1) the requirement for authenticated access, preventing unauthenticated remote attackers from triggering the bypass; and (2) the subsequent-system scope being None (SC:N/SI:N/SA:N per CVSS 4.0), meaning impact is confined to the vulnerable Network-AI instance itself. No non-default configuration is required; the flaw exists in the default command pipeline shared between policy evaluation and execution.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (High) is driven by a network-accessible attack vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), no special attack timing requirements (AT:N), low-privilege authentication (PR:L), and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system (VC:H/VI:H/VA:H). Subsequent-system impact is rated None (SC:N/SI:N/SA:N), bounding the blast radius to the directly compromised host. The PR:L constraint meaningfully limits exposure - only authenticated users with existing access can trigger the bypass. EPSS data is not present in the provided intelligence, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV at time of analysis, meaning active exploitation is not confirmed. The bypass logic is not complex once understood, making it potentially automatable, which elevates practical risk for environments where multiple low-privilege users share access to the command interface. Given the niche deployment footprint of the product, aggregate population risk is limited, but per-instance risk for any organization running this platform is material.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privilege user with access to the Network-AI command interface submits a crafted command string where dangerous tokens are wrapped in quotes (for example, encoding a blocked command like 'rm -rf /' as a quoted variant that does not match the blocklist pattern). SandboxPolicy evaluates the raw quoted string, finds no blocklist match, and passes the approval gate. The executor then tokenizes the command by stripping quotes and runs the actual dangerous argv, achieving high-impact execution with no further interaction required. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 13, 2026

SandboxPolicy bypass in Network-AI (versions before 5.15.1) enables authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary blocked commands by exploiting a parsing discrepancy between the policy engine and the command executor. The SandboxPolicy evaluates raw command strings with quotes intact, passing them through blocklist and approval-gate checks, while the executor subsequently strips those quotes during tokenization and runs the actual dangerous argv. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the bypass mechanism is mechanistically straightforward, requiring only knowledge of the quote-handling discrepancy to exploit via the network with low-privilege credentials.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Network-AI to version 5.15.1 or later, which resolves the quote-handling discrepancy between SandboxPolicy and the command executor. The vendor advisory is available at https://github.com/Jovancoding/Network-AI/security/advisories/GHSA-9v4f-j8cv-fhxw and additional context is provided via VulnCheck at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/network-ai-sandboxpolicy-before-blocklist-bypass-via-quote-mismatch. If immediate upgrade is not operationally feasible, restrict access to the command submission interface to only fully-trusted, fully-privileged users - this eliminates the low-privilege attacker threat surface by ensuring no untrusted party can submit crafted commands. Note that this workaround does not fix the underlying parsing discrepancy and should be treated as temporary; a privileged insider could still abuse the flaw. No patch-independent technical fix is available without modifying source code to normalize quote stripping before policy evaluation.

Affected VersionsENISA

Network-AI 0 <5.15.1

Affected Packages

euvd network_ai fix: 5.15.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-436 (Interpretation Conflict) describes vulnerabilities where two components apply different parsing semantics to the same input, producing divergent security outcomes. Here, Network-AI's SandboxPolicy performs raw string matching against blocklists using the original quoted command form, while the downstream executor tokenizes by stripping enclosing quotes before building the argv array for execution. An attacker can exploit this semantic gap by wrapping dangerous command tokens in quotes that the policy checker does not recognize as matching any blocked pattern. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:jovancoding:network-ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all releases prior to 5.15.1. The vulnerability resides in the core command pipeline shared between the policy evaluation and execution stages.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network-accessible with low-privilege authentication required; scope unchanged (no lateral system impact per CVSS 4.0 SC:N); high C/I/A reflects arbitrary command execution on the vulnerable host.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 13, 2026 - 13:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 13, 2026 - 11:28 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

Network-AI versions before 5.15.1 contain a security matcher bypass vulnerability where SandboxPolicy evaluates raw command strings with quotes preserved while the executor tokenizes commands by stripping quotes before execution. Attackers can craft quoted commands that evade blocklist checks and approval gates while the executor runs the identical unquoted dangerous argv.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Network-AI versions before 5.15.1 contain a SandboxPolicy bypass that allows authenticated users to execute commands explicitly blocked by security policies. Organizations using vulnerable versions face risk of lateral movement, privilege escalation, and potential data exfiltration if lower-privilege or contractor accounts have network access to the service. This is a control bypass affecting any deployment where non-administrative users can reach the product.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Restrict network access to administrative users only; implement network segmentation to isolate vulnerable instances from non-administrative users and systems; audit SandboxPolicy rules to minimize blast radius of potential command execution; enable and monitor detailed audit logging of all command execution attempts; maintain vendor advisory monitoring for patch availability. These mitigations are interim only-patch deployment is required for full remediation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source GitHub project, limited known enterprise adoption
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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Path traversal in Network-AI's EnvironmentManager.restore() allows a local authenticated caller to copy arbitrary direct

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Unauthenticated access to the ApprovalInbox HTTP server in Network-AI 5.0.0-5.12.1 allows any party that can reach the i

CVE-2026-58414 MEDIUM
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Symlink traversal in Network-AI's EnvironmentManager.backup() allows a local attacker with write access to an environmen

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Cross-site WebSocket hijacking in Network-AI (vendor: jovancoding) versions 5.0.0 up to but not including 5.15.2 lets an

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