CVE-2026-5208

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—

8.2

Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

CVSS v3: 8.2
EG Score: 8.2(medium)
EPSS: 58.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 8, 2026

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)

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What is CVE-2026-5208?

CVE-2026-5208 is a high vulnerability published on April 8, 2026. Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names

When was CVE-2026-5208 disclosed?

CVE-2026-5208 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 8, 2026, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-5208 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-5208 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5208?

CVE-2026-5208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-5208?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5208, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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