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CVE-2026-54051: Network-AI is a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator. Prior to version 5.9.1, the agent sandbox gates shell commands behind an allowlist (`SandboxPolicy.isCommandAllowed`),

criticalCVSS 9.9CVE-2026-54051
Network-AI is a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator. Prior to version 5.9.1, the agent sandbox gates shell commands behind an allowlist (SandboxPolicy.isCommandAllowed), which THREAT_MODEL.md calls the main control against a compromised agent (Adversary 3.2). The allowlist glob-matches the whole command string, but ShellExecutor runs that string through /bin/sh -c. So any wildcard allow such as git *, npm * or node * also matches git status; <anything>, and a scoped command becomes arbitrary execution. The issue is fixed in v5.9.1. ShellExecutor now executes via spawn(file, args, { shell: false }) using a quote-aware parsed argv, so no shell is invoked. SandboxPolicy.isCommandAllowed and the new SandboxPolicy.tokenizeCommand reject any unquoted shell metacharacter (; & | $ ( ) < > { } newline) or unterminated quote before the allowlist glob match; quoted metacharacters are preserved as literal argument data. Users should upgrade to network-ai@5.9.1 or later. As defense in depth, avoid broad wildcard allowlist entries such as node * / npm *` which are direct code execution by design.

Details

Source
NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity
critical — CVSS 9.9
Published
2026-07-20
Last updated
2026-07-23
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54051

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CVE-2026-54051coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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