Improper input validation in Shellhub
CVE-2026-44425
ShellHub is a centralized SSH gateway. Prior to 0.24.2, the device list endpoint accepts user-controlled identifiers in the the name field of each filter property in the base64-encoded filter query parameter and the sort_by query parameter, which are then passed directly as BSON/SQL keys in the database layer without validation. Any authenticated user can craft payloads that cause the aggregation / query to fail and the API to return HTTP 500 with no body, with no rate limiting applied. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.24.2.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Shellhub
- Shellhub-io Shellhub — versions < 0.24.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44425?
- CVE-2026-44425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shellhub, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44425?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.