Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Auth OS Command Injection via Username (CVE-2026-124002)
Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, EUVD
What is affected, what to do
XWEB EVO versions 5.2.3 through before 5.7.0 contains a pre-authentication OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the username field of login.lua, cleanout.lua, or api.lua before the password check occurs. Attackers can exploit this flaw combined with the setuid-root wlua interpreter to execute commands with root privileges, achieving full system compromise.
An exploit is publicly available. Update Copeland XWEB EVO to version 5.7.0.
- Affected
- Copeland XWEB EVO
lt 5.2.3..5.7.0
- Copeland XWEB EVO
- Fixed in
- Copeland XWEB EVO
5.7.0
- Copeland XWEB EVO
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Metrics
9.8
XIEM Effective CVSS
Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v3
Severity Critical on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org, EUVD
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EPSS score
No value is available for this vulnerability.
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Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 79.00 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- PoC (publicly reported)
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 9.8 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 9.8
CVSS v4
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 9.3
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
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- Published
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-78, CWE-306
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
XWEB EVO versions 5.2.3 through before 5.7.0 contains a pre-authentication OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the username field of login.lua, cleanout.lua, or api.lua before the password check occurs. Attackers can exploit this flaw combined with the setuid-root wlua interpreter to execute commands with root privileges, achieving full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.
Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), ENISA EUVD, CVE.org (MITRE)
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | XWEB EVO |
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Vendors and products
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Base
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
Entry at MITRE CWE-78CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Base
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Entry at MITRE CWE-306
Public exploit references
Publicly reported proof-of-concepts, exploit modules and detection templates for this vulnerability. NEOSEC links to the original sources only and does not provide any exploit code.
| Reference tagged as exploit | vulncheck.com (opens in a new tab) | PoC (publicly reported)reported, not verified | — |
References & sources
- webapps.copeland.comSoftware Downloadeuvd, Patch, Product
- vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Pre-Authentication OS Command Injection via Usernameeuvd, Third-party advisory
- NVD (NIST)vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124002euvd
- webapps.copeland.comEnd of Support Announcementeuvd, Vendor advisory
- vulncheck.comVulnCheck Blogeuvd, Exploit, Technical description
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedVulnCheck
Show 2 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Reference added —https://webapps.copeland.com/dixell/Content/Pages/AdvertisingMaterials/ProductNews/XWEB%20EVO%20EoS%20-%20Product_Bulletin_March_2026.pdfReference added —https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/copeland-xweb-evo-unauthenticated-rootSource identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com
ReceivedVulnCheck
CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type: CWE-78, CWE-306
Description added or changed
Show 9 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Tag added —unsupported-when-assignedDescription added —XWEB EVO versions 5.2.3 through before 5.7.0 contains a pre-authentication OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the username field of login.lua, cleanout.lua, or api.lua before the password check occurs. Attackers can exploit this flaw combined with the setuid-root wlua interpreter to execute commands with root privileges, achieving full system compromise. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.CVSS added —AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS added —AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness type (CWE) added —CWE-78Weakness type (CWE) added —CWE-306Affected versions (publisher) added —New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/124xxx/CVE-2026-124002.json">CVE-2026-124002</a>Reference added —https://webapps.copeland.com/Dixell/Pages/SystemSoftwareUpdateReference added —https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-pre-authentication-os-command-injection-via-usernameSource identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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