{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-49819", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-06-01T18:50:36.055Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-12T23:13:46.298Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-12T23:13:46.298Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "UpSnap - Unauthenticated Initial-Superuser Takeover Chains to Root RCE via wake_cmd", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-78", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-269", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-306", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-862", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-862: Missing Authorization", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/security/advisories/GHSA-w4jr-728f-5jhq", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/security/advisories/GHSA-w4jr-728f-5jhq"}, {"name": "https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/releases/tag/5.4.0", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/releases/tag/5.4.0"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "seriousm4x", "product": "UpSnap", "versions": [{"version": ">= 4.4.1, < 5.4.0", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-12T23:13:46.298Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in `pb.HandlerInitSuperuser` (`backend/pb/handlers.go:249`), reachable as `POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser`. The vulnerable code lacks any authentication, setup token, IP allow-list, or rate limit and is gated only by a `totalSuperusers > 0` count check \u2014 a condition that is false on every fresh install \u2014 allowing an unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker to register the initial superuser account, receive a long-lived JWT, and pivot to root remote code execution at `backend/networking/wake.go:43` (`exec.CommandContext(ctx, \"/bin/sh\", \"-c\", wake_cmd)`). Version 5.4.0 fixes the issue."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-w4jr-728f-5jhq", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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