CVE-2026-34243

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/31/2026

Last Modified4/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

njzjz:wenxian

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77CWE-78

References

https://github.com/njzjz/wenxian/security/advisories/GHSA-r4fj-r33x-8v88(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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