CVE-2026-41857BOSH CLI Shell Injection

A compromised or malicious BOSH Director can execute arbitrary shell commands on the operator's workstation when the operator runs bosh ssh (or bosh scp/bosh logs -f) with default flags. Affected versions: BOSH CLI versions prior to 7.10.5.

7.1 HIGHEPSS 0.22%Not in KEVNVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-10-25 17:10 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

7.1HIGHCVSS 4.0

Score source: vmware (CNA)
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Jul 9, 2026
Assigner: vmware

Affected

BOSH CLI (CloudFoundry BOSH)

Versions: before 7.10.5
Fixed in: 7.10.5

Exploitation

Public exploit: None listed
CISA KEV: Not listed
KEV due date: —
SSVC: Exploitation none · Automatable no · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 8

0.22%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 13.39% of CVEs

CVSS 4.0 · vmware (CNA)

7.1High

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Active
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High
Confidentiality (other systems): None
Integrity (other systems): None
Availability (other systems): None

CVSS 3.0 · vmware (CNA)

7.8High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
7.1	HIGH	4.0vmware (CNA)	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8	HIGH	3.0vmware (CNA)	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-41857
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): vmware
Published: Jul 9, 2026
Last modified: 2026-10-25 17:10 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-78

Sources

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