th30d4y/openlearnx · Security
OpenLearnX has Critical Remote Code Execution Through Python Sandbox Escape via Code Execution Environment
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-8h25-q488-4hxw
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-41900
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Overview
A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in the OpenLearnX code execution environment, allowing sandbox escape and arbitrary command execution. The issue has been fixed.
CWEs
- CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
- CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
- CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
- CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
References
- https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/security/advisories/GHSA-8h25-q488-4hxw ↗
- https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/commit/14765d7d1856d564747c55c5412e2f38feab079e ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41900 ↗
- https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/releases/tag/v2.0.3-security-fix ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8h25-q488-4hxw ↗