Description
Improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in the timezone configuration field in certain Barracuda appliance products using common Barracuda code allows an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Description Improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in the timezone configuration field in certain Barracuda appliance products using common Barracuda code allows an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed.
Title OS Command Injection in Barracuda Appliances
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mandiant

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T19:43:04.842Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T11:21:46.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-111560

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T19:35:00.536Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-02T13:17:35.190

Modified: 2026-11-02T20:17:27.913

Link: CVE-2026-111560

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T15:00:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')