
šØ AI SECURITY / COMMAND INJECTION ā TWO HIGH-SEVERITY CVEs HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED FOR PENTESTAGENT CVE-2026-90617 + CVE-2026-90618 CyberSignal Priority: š HIGH This is a perfect example of the new attack surface created when an LLM is connected directly to powerful tools. CVE-2026-90617 affects PentestAgent's MCP HTTP Server. The vulnerable path can lead to OS command injection through the run-task functionality. CVE-2026-90618 affects: LocalRuntime.execute_command in: runtime/runtime.py Public vulnerability information says exploitation can occur remotely and public exploit information exists. The dangerous architecture is easy to understand: UNTRUSTED TARGET DATA ā AI interprets it ā AI generates command ā shell executes command Specially crafted data returned by a server, SSH service or DNS record could potentially influence the model's decision-making if agent output reaches the shell without strong isolation. Public fix pull requests were still awaiting acceptance when the vulnerabilities were listed. š”ļø Defender action If testing PentestAgent: ā isolate execution ā restrict outbound networking ā use disposable environments ā apply least privilege ā require approval before shell execution ā treat ALL target responses as untrusted š§ CyberSignal insight Prompt injection becomes far more serious when the model has a shell behind it. Then "AI manipulation" can become operating-system command execution. Sources: CVE feeds Ā· NVD references Ā· SecNews Published: September 14, 2026
