CVE/patches/CVE-2026-48098.md

CVE-2026-48098 — Unsafe Use of sudo and shell=True in NexTOR IP Changer

Severity: High CWE: CWE-78, CWE-250

Summary

NexTOR IP Changer executes privileged system commands using sudo and shell=True directly inside application logic. In environments where passwordless sudo (NOPASSWD) is enabled, privileged commands may execute silently without explicit user confirmation.

Impact

• Privileged command execution
• Potential command injection risks
• Unauthorized system-level modifications
• Elevated impact in misconfigured sudo environments

Affected

1.0.0-1

Fixed

v2.0.0

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpxg-q9p5-5wvm
• https://github.com/0x5t4l1n/NexTOR_IP_CHANGER/releases/tag/v2.0.0

Credits

Remediation Developer: 0x5t4l1n