VDB
CVE-2026-111560
CVE-2026-111560
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.6 HIGH
OS Command Injection in Barracuda Appliances
Reported by mandiant · Published November 2, 2026
Improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in the timezone configuration field in certain Barracuda appliance products using common Barracuda code allows an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Barracuda Web Security Gateway (WSG) | Barracuda Networks | 16.1.100.100 |
| Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Barracuda Networks | 11.0.1 |
| Barracuda WAF Control Center (WCC) | Barracuda Networks | 2.2.1 |
| Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) | Barracuda Networks | 9.4.0.27 |
| Barracuda Load Balancer Application Delivery Controller (ADC) | Barracuda Networks | 6.4.0 |
| Barracuda Message Archiver (BMA) | Barracuda Networks | 5.5.4.0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Load Balancer Application Delivery Controller (ADC) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Web Security Gateway (WSG) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Message Archiver (BMA) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda WAF Control Center (WCC) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Web Security Gateway (WSG) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda WAF Control Center (WCC) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Load Balancer Application Delivery Controller (ADC) | 0 |
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda Message Archiver (BMA) | 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 2, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Nov 2, 2026 CVE Published
- Nov 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2026 CVE Updated
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