# CVE-2026-124003: Copeland XWEB EVO local root command injection in setuid Lua CGI

Affects Copeland XWEB EVO versions before 5.6.2 when malicious input reaches a .lua CGI endpoint. Fixed in 5.6.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124637, GHSA-R68M-C6RG-86PF
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 5.6.2
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-124003 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.5 (high) and affects XWEB EVO; fixed in 5.6.2.

## Summary

Copeland XWEB EVO contains a command injection flaw in a setuid-root Lua CGI interpreter that lets a locally logged-in attacker with low privileges run arbitrary commands as root. The attacker must be able to reach the device locally, and no user interaction is needed.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Copeland XWEB EVO devices below 5.6.2; the product line reached end of service in March 2026

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection ("XWEB EVO before 5.6.2")

## Affected

- Copeland XWEB EVO: fixed in 5.6.2

## Description

XWEB EVO before 5.6.2 contains a command injection vulnerability where the setuid-root Lua CGI interpreter wlua executes system("/usr/bin/lua "+argv) on unsanitized input. Attackers can craft malicious input reached through a .lua CGI endpoint to inject arbitrary commands into the concatenated argv string, achieving command execution with root privileges. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Copeland XWEB EVO, upgrade to a fixed version (5.6.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-124003 (Dixell/Copeland XWEB Setuid Lua CGI Root Command Injection), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-124003 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- Copeland XWEB EVO: fixed in 5.6.2
Fixed versions: 5.6.2.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Copeland XWEB EVO versions before 5.6.2 (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection)
- Malicious input must reach a .lua CGI endpoint (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: local access, low-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-124003 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-124003 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://webapps.copeland.com/dixell/Content/Pages/AdvertisingMaterials/ProductNews/XWEB%20EVO%20EoS%20-%20Product_Bulletin_March_2026.pdf
- https://webapps.copeland.com/Dixell/Pages/SystemSoftwareUpdate
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124003
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-124003"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124003 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124003

### What does this mean?

Malicious input sent to a .lua CGI endpoint on the XWEB EVO device can lead to command injection, letting an attacker run commands with root privileges on the device.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124003?

XWEB EVO: before 5.6.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124003

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Copeland XWEB EVO versions before 5.6.2 are affected, but only where input can reach a .lua CGI endpoint. To check, look up the firmware version of the XWEB EVO device in its web interface or settings.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124003?

Upgrade Copeland XWEB EVO to version 5.6.2, which is the listed fixed version.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://webapps.copeland.com/Dixell/Pages/SystemSoftwareUpdate
- https://webapps.copeland.com/dixell/Content/Pages/AdvertisingMaterials/ProductNews/XWEB%20EVO%20EoS%20-%20Product_Bulletin_March_2026.pdf

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124003
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124003

### Public exploit code

Establishes: Public exploit code exists (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei and GitHub).

- https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/copeland-xweb-evo-unauthenticated-root

### Other links

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dixell-copeland-xweb-evo-setuid-lua-cgi-root-command-injection

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