CVE-2026-91140
CRITICAL 9.6An OS command injection vulnerability in the shell-based temporary-file cleanup instructions in Progress Software Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents ARCGenAI-Generator version 2.0 allows an attacker who supplies a crafted Swagger/OpenAPI document to execute arbitrary commands on a developer's machine when a user invokes the generator.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.6), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
2.0%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 81st percentile
Impact if exploited
9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78: : Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://github.com/progress/datadirect-arc-ai-model-gen/commit/7ede6d96eb033d647ffdcabf8d8069c098293575 CVE record · ProgressSoftware · Updated 2026-10-06T13:46:11.357Z
NVD · CVE-2026-91140 · Updated 2026-10-07T04:18:10.610
Advisories
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Progress-DataDirect-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-September-2026-CVE-2026-91140 CVE record · ProgressSoftware · Updated 2026-10-06T13:46:11.357Z
NVD · CVE-2026-91140 · Updated 2026-10-07T04:18:10.610 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-93397 EUVD · EUVD-2026-93397