parseusbs before 1.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability where the volume listing path argument (-v flag) is passed unsanitized into an os.popen() shell command with ls, allowing arbitrary command injection via crafted volume path arguments containing shell metacharacters. An attacker can provide a crafted volume path via the -v flag that injects arbitrary commands during volume content enumeration.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-40030 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-09 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | 4.0 | HIGH |
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— | — | [email protected] |
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/commit/99f05996494e7e41ea0c7e13145ba20eb793e46b | Patch |
| https://github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/pull/10 | Issue Tracking |
| https://mobasi.ai/sentinel | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parseusbs-command-injection-via-volume-path-argument | Third Party Advisory |