CVE-2026-18738

Medium

Description

Shlink versions 5.0.0 through 5.1.5 contain a CSV formula injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to plant spreadsheet formulas into exported visit data by supplying malicious values in User-Agent, Referer, or request path headers beginning with formula-triggering characters such as =, +, -, or @. Attackers can craft a single unauthenticated request against any short URL to embed DDE or WEBSERVICE formula payloads into CSV cells, which are then executed on an administrator's client machine when the exported CSV file is opened in a spreadsheet application that evaluates formulas.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductShlink
PublishedAug 3, 2026
First seenAug 3, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-1236CWE-1236

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
shlinkio Shlink5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.5—

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CVE-2026-18738 · Shlink · Dark Radar