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CVE-2026-91140NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

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CVE-2026-91140 is a critical-severity improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability in Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents from Progress Software, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, but only if a user takes part, for example by opening a link or file. The record lists version 2.1 as the first without the flaw, so updating Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 82% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents to 2.1 or a later version.
  2. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
  3. Because the attack needs a user to take part, warn users about unexpected links and files related to this product until it is patched.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Progress SoftwareAutonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents2.0 up to, but not including, 2.12.1

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
RequiredA user must take an action such as opening a file or link.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (progress.com).

Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the shell-based temporary-file cleanup instructions in Progress Software Autonomous REST Connector GenAI Agents ARCGenAI-Generator version 2.0 allows an attacker who supplies a crafted Swagger/OpenAPI document to execute arbitrary commands on a developer's machine when a user invokes the generator.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command before it is sent to a downstream component.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • If at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
  • For any data that will be used to generate a command to be executed, keep as much of that data out of external control as possible. For example, in web applications, this may require storing the data locally in the session's state instead of sending it out to the client in a hidden form field.
  • For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

More Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerabilities (CWE-78)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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