CVE-2026-49869: Kestra OSS OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Kestra OSS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create and execute arbitrary workflows without credentials.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Kestra OSS contains an OS command injection vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to create and execute arbitrary workflows.
- Who is affected
- All deployments of Kestra OSS that are network-accessible without authentication enabled.
- Urgency
- Critical; actively exploited and requires no authentication to trigger remote code execution.
- Action
- Update Kestra OSS to a patched version as soon as available.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49869
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-49869Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 60% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-49869 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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