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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5208

Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

Published Apr 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · Command injection in alerts

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5208. EPSS is 1.50%. Act only if a listed version of Command injection in alerts is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Command injection in alerts).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.50%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe coolercontrol/coolercontrold · stated coolercontrold

Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe coolercontrol/coolercontroldversion unspecified
  • stated coolercontrold< 4.0.0

How to fix CVE-2026-5208

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-2026-5208. EPSS is 1.50%. Act only if a listed version of Command injection in alerts is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 4.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 1.50%. 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5208

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5208

    30-day exploitation probability 1.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5208

    Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

    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.