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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-69096
OpenWrt luci-app-dockerman Read ACL Remote Code Execution
CVE Details
- Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
- Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
- CVE: CVE-2026-69096
- Name: OpenWrt luci-app-dockerman Read ACL Remote Code Execution
- Severity: High
- CVSS: 8.7 (v4.0) (High)
- CVSS version: 4.0
- CVSS source: VulnCheck CNA
- CVSS vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X- Attack vector: Network
- Attack complexity: Low
- Attack requirements: None
- Privileges required: Low
- User interaction: None
- Vulnerable-system confidentiality: High
- Vulnerable-system integrity: High
- Vulnerable-system availability: High
- Subsequent-system confidentiality: None
- Subsequent-system integrity: None
- Subsequent-system availability: None
- Scope: X
- CWE: CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’)
- Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-108 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-15 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-43 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-6 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-88 (opens in a new tab)
- Vendor: openwrt
- Vulnerable product: luci
- CVE published: 2026-08-03
- CVE last modified: 2026-09-09
- EPSS: 0.0167; 75.5th percentile (FIRST (opens in a new tab) )
- Latest Update: 2026-09-06
- Selected Rule IDs observed: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 350147 , 390904 , 393655
- Matching rules: 12; rules with blocking actions: 12
- Would-block Rule IDs: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 350147 , 390904 , 393655
- Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request argument names, Request arguments, Request cookies, SOAP request data, XML request data
Vulnerability Description
OpenWrt luci-app-dockerman (LuCI master and openwrt-25.12 snapshots containing the ucode docker_rpc.uc RPC backend after the JS/ucode conversion) contains an OS command injection vulnerability. The package’s read ACL grants broad ubus access to docker.* / docker.container.*, which exposes the docker.container.ttyd_start method even though it performs mutating operations. The run_ttyd handler builds a shell command from the request-controlled id, cmd, and uid fields and passes it to system() without quoting or argv-style execution in the rpcd root context. An authenticated attacker holding only the luci-app-dockerman read ACL can inject shell metacharacters (e.g., in id) to execute arbitrary commands as root via an HTTP POST to /ubus. openwrt-24.10 and openwrt-23.05 do not contain this backend and are not affected; no patched version was known as of the advisory.
Recommended Actions
Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 350147 , 390904 , 393655 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.
Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.
- Affected versions: openwrt luci version 26.162.29621~507ab5e.
- No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record (opens in a new tab) . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.
Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.
Research Notes
Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.
Public Vulnerability References
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CVE Record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/44618b5b53d9bdad5cd489e82e29688b4d0862c1 (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/f4d0a44950e42bcbb8eacf715a3493b276a4f3ac (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-cq4h-h8jr-3xqv (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openwrt-luci-app-dockerman-read-acl-remote-code-execution (opens in a new tab)
Test or Research Source
- Source: Atomicorp AI Research Framework
- Tags: cve, derived, rce, waf-probe
Research Note Context
This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.
Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.
Learn More
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