---
title: "CVE-2026-116778: FOG - Command Injection"
description: "FOG < 1.5.10.2253 and 1.6.0-RC-1 contains a command injection caused by improper role enforcement in API allowing modification of storage node fields, letting authenticated API users with tokens execute commands as root, exploit requires possession of user and global API tokens."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116778/
---

# CVE-2026-116778 FOG - Command Injection

FOG < 1.5.10.2253 and 1.6.0-RC-1 contains a command injection caused by improper role enforcement in API allowing modification of storage node fields, letting authenticated API users with tokens execute commands as root, exploit requires possession of user and global API tokens.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116778)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

28 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 1.5.10.2253 or 1.6.0-RC-1 or later.

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-2026-116778](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116778)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.5.10.2253](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.5.10.2253)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.6.0-RC-1](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/releases/tag/1.6.0-RC-1)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqx-5ffg-w4c3](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqx-5ffg-w4c3)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/commit/3098e4423588951d8f0cedac79b9b102f036761e](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/commit/3098e4423588951d8f0cedac79b9b102f036761e)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/commit/aeda5bc536e3eec0200366d6b109a66798abc438](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/commit/aeda5bc536e3eec0200366d6b109a66798abc438)
- [https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/pull/1001](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/pull/1001)

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