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title: "CVE-2026-90444: Generic File-Transfer Interface - Command Injection"
description: "A file-transfer interface requiring valid credentials contains a command injection caused by insufficient sanitization of attacker-controlled filenames, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with process privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-90444/
---

# CVE-2026-90444 Generic File-Transfer Interface - Command Injection

A file-transfer interface requiring valid credentials contains a command injection caused by insufficient sanitization of attacker-controlled filenames, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with process privileges.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90444)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Data Tampering, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Sanitize filenames to restrict shell metacharacters and validate inputs; update to a version with proper input validation or apply security patches.

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-2026-90444](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90444)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf\_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-254-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-254-01.json)
- [https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-254-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-254-01)

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