CVE-2026-27602
Modoboa has OS Command Injection
Description
### Summary `exec_cmd()` in `modoboa/lib/sysutils.py` always runs subprocess calls with `shell=True`. Since domain names flow directly into shell command strings without any sanitization, a Reseller or SuperAdmin can include shell metacharacters in a domain name to run arbitrary OS commands on the server. ### Details The root cause is in `modoboa/lib/sysutils.py:31`: ```python kwargs["shell"] = True process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, **kwargs) ``` When a create a domain is created with DKIM enabled, the domain name gets embedded into a shell command like this: ```python exec_cmd(f"openssl genrsa -out {dkim_storage_dir}/{domain.name}.pem {key_size}") ``` If the domain name contains something like `$(id>/tmp/proof).example.com`, the shell executes the injected command before running openssl. The same pattern appears in several other places: - `modoboa/admin/jobs.py:38` — mailbox rename via `mv` using `full_address` - `modoboa/amavis/lib.py:202` — `sa-learn` using `domain.name` - `modoboa/admin/models/mailbox.py:150` — `doveadm user` using `full_address` - `modoboa/maillog/graphics.py:105–107` — `rrdtool` using `domain.name` - `modoboa/webmail/models.py:54–57` — `doveadm move/delete` using `account.email` ### PoC 1. Deploy modoboa <= 2.7.0 2. Log in as a Reseller or SuperAdmin 3. Create a new domain named `$(id>/tmp/proof).example.com` with DKIM enabled 4. SSH into the server and read `/tmp/proof` Something like this will be displayed: ``` uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) ``` Confirmed on commit b521bcb4f (latest main at time of discovery). ### Impact An attacker with Reseller-level access (or higher) can execute arbitrary OS commands on the mail server — in a typical Modoboa deployment this means running as root. All six identified sinks are reachable through normal application workflows.
How to fix CVE-2026-27602
To remediate CVE-2026-27602, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.7.1 or later
Is CVE-2026-27602 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.