CVE-2026-49819

UpSnap - Unauthenticated Initial-Superuser Takeover Chains to Root RCE via wake_cmd

State
Published
Severity
9.8 Critical
Published
Aug 12, 2026
Updated
Aug 13, 2026
Reserved
Jun 1, 2026

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Description

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 — a condition that is false on every fresh install — 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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

ProductVersions
UpSnapseriousm4x
  • >= 4.4.1, < 5.4.0Affected

References

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