CVE-2026-65184

Critical

Description

The root-privileged `wsserver` terminal-bridge daemon builds a shell command from client-supplied WebSocket fields and passes it to `system()` and `popen()` without quoting, escaping, or character-set validation. The daemon's public-key session path performs no appliance-session check.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAvocent ACS8000
PublishedOct 26, 2026
First seenOct 26, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Vertiv Avocent ACS8000v ≤ 2.32.4—

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