CVE-2026-66902

Published: Ago 04, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 05, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
CRITICAL 9,8
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high

Description

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Google::Auth versions before 0.06 for Perl run a command named in an external_account credentials JSON via an ungated system call.

The Pluggable subclass reads credential_source.executable.command from the credentials JSON and runs it as `system($command)`, a single argument call that passes the whole string to /bin/sh -c. The executable's environment_variables map from the same JSON is copied into %ENV first. No opt-in gate guards the call. make_creds selects the Pluggable subclass whenever credential_source.executable is present, so the path is reached from the standard Application Default Credentials flow, including a 'type': 'external_account' configuration read from the file named by GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. Configurations without credential_source.executable do not select this subclass and do not reach the call.

Any caller that builds credentials from a configuration it does not fully control runs the embedded command with the privileges of the application process.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0044
Percentile
0,4th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 5 Days)

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
View CWE Details
829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-auth-library-perl/commit/c95c77e7…
https://metacpan.org/release/CJCOLLIER/Google-Auth-0.06/diff/CJCOLLIER/Google-A…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/35