CVE-2026-44723

Published: Mag 26, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 26, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,0
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Description

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Vowpal Wabbit is a machine learning system. The workflow .github/workflows/python_checks.yml embeds ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} directly inside double-quoted bash strings in four separate steps across four jobs, each passing it as a CLI argument to the Python test script run_tests_model_gen_and_load.py. The shell interprets the expanded string before invoking Python, allowing an attacker to break out of the quotes and execute arbitrary commands on the runner. The pull_request trigger fires on PRs targeting any branch (branches: ['*']), with no additional access gate. This vulnerability is fixed by the 998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190ad commit.

78

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

Stable
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability Non-Repudiation
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Read Files Or Directories Modify Files Or Directories Read Application Data Modify Application Data Hide Activities
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, AI/ML, Web Server
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1336

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, Interpreted
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, AI/ML, Client Server
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https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/commit/998e390e80a7e8192d7849b778…
https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/security/advisories/GHSA-cg2g-xgg…