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Critical· 9.1

CVE-2026-42168

A vulnerability in the django-pyas2 library allows for OS command injection through specific fields in the Partner model. This occurs because input from these fields is passed directly to system commands without being cleaned or checked first.

publishedJul 17, 2026
last modifiedJul 23, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.1
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
1%
66th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 3, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

01

Who is affected

Users running django-pyas2 versions 1.2.3 and earlier.

02

Real-world impact

An authenticated administrator could execute arbitrary commands on the server, potentially taking control of the system when processing AS2 messages.

03

Why this severity

The critical score is due to the ability to execute commands remotely over a network without requiring user interaction, which can lead to a total compromise of data confidentiality and integrity.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Jul 17, 2026 · 16d ago
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 23, 2026 · 10d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →