WatchYourLAN Configuration Page Argument Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of WatchYourLAN. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of the arpstrs parameter. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26708.
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000
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| Description | WatchYourLAN Configuration Page Argument Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of WatchYourLAN. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the arpstrs parameter. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26708. | |
| Title | WatchYourLAN Configuration Page Argument Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-88 | |
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cvssV3_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-23T03:29:09.778Z
Reserved: 2026-01-08T22:50:40.949Z
Link: CVE-2026-0774
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-23T04:16:04.650
Modified: 2026-01-23T04:16:04.650
Link: CVE-2026-0774
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