Description
XWEB EVO before 5.6.2 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting the setuid-root CGI xwconsole.cgi. Attackers can supply malicious input through the sh parameter, which is passed unsanitized to popen(), to achieve full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | XWEB EVO | < 5.6.2 | 5.6.2 |
References
- Software Download patch product
- End of Support Announcement vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Unauthenticated Command Injection via xwconsole.cgi third-party-advisory