CVE-2026-75779: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (“OS Command Injection”) and Cross-Site Requ

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HIGH 8.6

CVE-2026-75779 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.6) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (“OS Command Injection”) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in an ASUS router model allow an attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a phishing website, causing the router to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.6 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Active
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 36%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-78, CWE-352
Published	2026-10-23
Last modified	2026-10-24

Publisher (CNA): ASUS

Timeline

2026-10-23 08:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-24 04:18 UTCUpdated Record last modified

Exact fixes by distribution

Fedora 46 · rubygem-eventmachine · FIXED · 1.2.7-37.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-7194c202a2 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-7194c202a2

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