CVE-2026-26068

emp3r0r Agent-Controlled Metadata to Operator RCE (tmux Command Injection)

Published Feb 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
emp3r0r is a stealth-focused C2 designed by Linux users for Linux environments. Prior to 3.21.1, untrusted agent metadata (Transport, Hostname) is accepted during check-in and later interpolated into tmux shell command strings executed via /bin/sh -c. This enables command injection and remote code execution on the operator host. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.21.1.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jm33-m0:emp3r0r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jm33-m0
Jm33-m0 emp3r0r
Vendors & Products Jm33-m0
Jm33-m0 emp3r0r
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description emp3r0r is a stealth-focused C2 designed by Linux users for Linux environments. Prior to 3.21.1, untrusted agent metadata (Transport, Hostname) is accepted during check-in and later interpolated into tmux shell command strings executed via /bin/sh -c. This enables command injection and remote code execution on the operator host. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.21.1.
Title emp3r0r Agent-Controlled Metadata to Operator RCE (tmux Command Injection)
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2026, 5:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 10, 2026, 6:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 12, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:25 AM