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Command InjectionWeakness · CWE-77

CVE-2026-16488

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2026-07-22
No fix yet
No fix has been published. The vendor has not shipped a fixed release or patch. You remain exposed.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 4 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was determined in QUSETIONS MiniCode-Python 0.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function subprocess.Popen of the file minicode/config.py of the component Project File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.1.0-rc1 is able to resolve this issue. This patch is called 9d868dc2550f426c6ddf8ee98f30ffe450ca5e32. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-05.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Recommended fix High confidence

0.1.0-rc1

  1. 1. Identify the current installation of MiniCode-Python by checking the installed version (e.g., pip show minicode or pip list | grep -i minicode)
  2. 2. Backup any custom configurations or code that may exist in the minicode directory
  3. 3. Upgrade the package to the fixed release using: pip install minicode==0.1.0-rc1
  4. 4. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the installed version
  5. 5. Test that the application still functions correctly after the upgrade
Caveat Release candidate versions may contain new features or changes; test thoroughly before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

No vendor fix exists The vendor has not published a patch for this.

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