CVE-2026-44723

Summary

Vowpal Wabbit is a machine learning system. The workflow .github/workflows/python_checks.yml embeds ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} directly inside double-quoted bash strings in four separate steps across four jobs, each passing it as a CLI argument to the Python test script run_tests_model_gen_and_load.py. The shell interprets the expanded string before invoking Python, allowing an attacker to break out of the quotes and execute arbitrary commands on the runner. The pull_request trigger fires on PRs targeting any branch (branches: ['*']), with no additional access gate. This vulnerability is fixed by the 998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190ad commit.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
VowpalWabbitvowpal_wabbit< 998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190adaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-1336: CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

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