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CVE-2026-111560

8.6, high Known exploited

Barracuda Networks Multiple Products OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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CVSS
8.6, high high CVSS v4.0
EPSS, next 30 days
1% higher than 64.8% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild
Published
2 Nov 20269 days ago

Known exploited

CISA added this to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 10 Nov 2026. US federal agencies must remediate by 13 Nov 2026.

Required action. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Description

Improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in the timezone configuration field in certain Barracuda appliance products using common Barracuda code allows an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed.

Details

Vendor
Barracuda Networks
Product
Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG)
Weakness
CWE-78 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Undergoing analysis
Updated
10 Nov 2026
Assigner
mandiant-cve@google.com

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

References 3

Advisories 1

Other references 2

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other Barracuda Networks CVEs

Every Barracuda Networks CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2026-116606 Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability KEV EPSS 2% 9.3, critical
  • CVE-2023-2868 Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Validation Vulnerability KEV EPSS 87% 9.8, critical

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 11 Nov 2026, not the live upstream state.