RCE in Nationalsecurityagency Emissary

CVE-2026-35580

Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Prior to 8.39.0, GitHub Actions workflow files contained shell injection points where user-controlled workflow_dispatch inputs were interpolated directly into shell commands via ${{ }} expression syntax. An attacker with repository write access could inject arbitrary shell commands, leading to repository poisoning and supply chain compromise affecting all downstream users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.39.0.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35580?
CVE-2026-35580 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nationalsecurityagency Emissary, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-35580?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.