--- title: "CVE-2026-103038: PingTools Network Utilities - Command Injection" description: "PingTools Network Utilities 4.64 Free contains a command injection caused by accepting arbitrary values in the Host field of a Watcher ICMP service, letting attackers execute arbitrary shell commands remotely, exploit requires no special privileges." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-103038/ --- # CVE-2026-103038 PingTools Network Utilities - Command Injection PingTools Network Utilities 4.64 Free contains a command injection caused by accepting arbitrary values in the Host field of a Watcher ICMP service, letting attackers execute arbitrary shell commands remotely, exploit requires no special privileges. CVSS base score 8.6 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103038) ## Details Type Command Injection Impact Remote Code Execution CVSS vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Published 19 October 2026 Updated 20 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html) ## Vendor fix Update to the latest version of PingTools Network Utilities. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103038](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103038) - [https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/yanderechainsawregurgitationfactory](https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/yanderechainsawregurgitationfactory) - [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ua.com.streamsoft.pingtools](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ua.com.streamsoft.pingtools) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)