CVE-2026-89036 Appwrite - Command Injection

Appwrite before 2.0.0 contains a command injection caused by improper sanitization of the providerRootDirectory parameter in GNU tar commands, letting authenticated users with specific permissions execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.70% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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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
17 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-88

Vendor fix

Update to version 2.0.0 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

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