CVE-2026-56652

Formula Injection in dool project

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dool in versions up to 1.3.8 is vulnerable to a CSV injection vulnerability when exporting data to a CSV file, as it fails to sanitize cell content beginning with special formula characters like =, +, -, or @. A local attacker can exploit this by running a process with a crafted name starting with =, which injects malicious formulas into the CSV output that execute when a victim opens the file in a spreadsheet application. 
The issue was addressed by pull request #117

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Dool in versions up to 1.3.8 is vulnerable to a CSV injection vulnerability when exporting data to a CSV file, as it fails to sanitize cell content beginning with special formula characters like =, +, -, or @. A local attacker can exploit this by running a process with a crafted name starting with =, which injects malicious formulas into the CSV output that execute when a victim opens the file in a spreadsheet application.  The issue was addressed by pull request #117
Title Formula Injection in dool project
First Time appeared Scottchiefbaker
Scottchiefbaker dool
Weaknesses CWE-1236
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:scottchiefbaker:dool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Scottchiefbaker
Scottchiefbaker dool
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CERT-PL
Published
Updated
Aug 27, 2026, 7:40 PM
Reserved
Jun 22, 2026, 3:34 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 27, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 3:26 PM