GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-wwv8-cqpr-vx3m Modoboa has OS Command Injection
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-27602
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- modoboa
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-25
Affected packages
• PyPI modoboa: < 2.7.1 → fixed in 2.7.1
Description
Summary
`exec_cmd()` in `modoboa/lib/sysutils.py` always runs subprocess calls with `shell=True`. Since domain names flow directly into shell command strings without any sanitization, a Reseller or SuperAdmin can include shell metacharacters in a domain name to run arbitrary OS commands on the server.
Details
The root cause is in `modoboa/lib/sysutils.py:31`:
```python
kwargs["shell"] = True
process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, **kwargs)
```
When a create a domain is created with DKIM enabled, the domain name gets embedded into a shell command like this:
```python
exec_cmd(f"openssl genrsa -out {dkim_storage_dir}/{domain.name}.pem {key_size}")
```
If the domain name contains something like `$(id>/tmp/proof).example.com`, the shell executes the injected command before running openssl.
The same pattern appears in several other places:
• `modoboa/admin/jobs.py:38` — mailbox rename via `mv` using `full_address`
• `modoboa/amavis/lib.py:202` — `sa-learn` using `domain.name`
• `modoboa/admin/models/mailbox.py:150` — `doveadm user` using `full_address`
• `modoboa/maillog/graphics.py:105–107` — `rrdtool` using `domain.name`
• `modoboa/webmail/models.py:54–57` — `doveadm move/delete` using `account.email`
PoC
1. Deploy modoboa /tmp/proof).example.com` with DKIM enabled
4. SSH into the server and read `/tmp/proof`
Something like this will be displayed:
```
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
```
Confirmed on commit b521bcb4f (latest main at time of discovery).
Impact
An attacker with Reseller-level access (or higher) can execute arbitrary OS commands on the mail server — in a typical Modoboa deployment this means running as root. All six identified sinks are reachable through normal application workflows.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-27602 Modoboa is a mail hosting and management platform. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/security/advisories/GHSA-wwv8-cqpr-vx3m web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27602 advisory
- https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/commit/27a7aa133d3608fe8c25ae39125d1012c333cbfa web
- https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa package
- https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/releases/tag/2.7.1 web