CVE-2026-34243

Summary

wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
njzjzwenxian<= 0.3.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-77: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-78: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

References