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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-34243

wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title).

Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · wenxian is a tool

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34243. EPSS is 2.78%. Act only if a listed version of wenxian is a tool is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (wenxian is a tool).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.78%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe njzjz/wenxian

wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe njzjz/wenxianversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-34243

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34243. EPSS is 2.78%. Act only if a listed version of wenxian is a tool is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-77: Command Injection; CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 2.78%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34243

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-34243

    30-day exploitation probability 2.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34243

    wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.