CVE-2026-111560
OS Command Injection in Barracuda Appliances
Barracuda Networks·Multiple Products
- Added
- Nov 10, 2026
- Fix due
- Nov 13, 2026
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Published
- Nov 2, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2026
- First covered
- Nov 4, 2026
- Latest story
- 1 week ago
Summary
Improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in the timezone configuration field in certain Barracuda appliance products using common Barracuda code allows an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed.
CWE-78Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Attack profile
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCISA required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Affected products
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG)up to 9.4.0.27
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda Load Balancer Application Delivery Controller (ADC)up to 6.4.0
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF)up to 11.0.1
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda Web Security Gateway (WSG)up to 16.1.100.100
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda Message Archiver (BMA)up to 5.5.4.0
- Barracuda Networks Barracuda WAF Control Center (WCC)up to 2.2.1