High severity · published Jun 29, 2026
CVE-2026-58000
luci-proto-openvpn - Command Injection via cl_meta Parameter in generateKey
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
luci-proto-openvpn through 0.11.1, fixed in commit e4ff45e, contains a command injection vulnerability in the generateKey ubus method where the cl_meta parameter is interpolated into a shell command without proper escaping or quoting. An authenticated LuCI user with OpenVPN protocol configuration access can inject arbitrary shell metacharacters into cl_meta to execute commands as root via the popen function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LU
luci-proto-openvpn · openwrt
through 0.11.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58000
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58000
github.com
https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/e4ff45ecbc6ad212951815c8c99b2749fbd7de6b
github.com
https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-pm9w-522m-8rrh
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/luci-proto-openvpn-command-injection-via-cl-meta-parameter-in-generatekey
