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CVE-2026-44666

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Description

HRConvert2 is a self-hosted, drag-and-drop & nosql file conversion server & share tool. Prior to 3.3.8, the sanitizeString() function in convertCore.php is missing backtick (`) and tab (\t) from its strip list. User input then reaches shell_exec(), where the shell interprets these characters and commands within filenames execute. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.8.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-14 21:16:47.370000
Last modified
2026-10-26 14:10:00.130000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-44666",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-14T21:16:47.370",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T14:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "HRConvert2 is a self-hosted, drag-and-drop & nosql file conversion server & share tool. Prior to 3.3.8, the sanitizeString() function in convertCore.php is missing backtick (`) and tab (\\t) from its strip list. User input then reaches shell_exec(), where the shell interprets these characters and commands within filenames execute. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.8."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "HRConvert2 es una herramienta de servidor de conversión de archivos y para compartir, autoalojada, de arrastrar y soltar y NoSQL. Antes de la versión 3.3.8, la función sanitizeString() en convertCore.PHP carece de la comilla invertida (”) y la tabulación (\\t) en su lista de caracteres a eliminar. La entrada del usuario luego llega a shell_exec(), donde el shell interpreta estos caracteres y los comandos dentro de los nombres de archivo se ejecutan. Esta vulnerabilidad se corrigió en la versión 3.3.8."
    }
  ],
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    {
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          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/zelon88/HRConvert2/releases/tag/v3.3.8",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/zelon88/HRConvert2/security/advisories/GHSA-f74g-4wj8-j35h",
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