Genian SSL PNS: OS command injection in account authentication
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability in the account authentication process of Genian SSL PNS (xenics_auther) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server. According to the vendor advisory, the attacker needs only the client access ID and no password. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.4 (High), and NVD analysis was still pending at publication.
Affected
- Genian SSL PNS (xenics_auther) versions below 1.0.1
Fixed in
- Update to version 1.0.1 (per CNA record; verify the fixed version in the vendor advisory)
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild found.
- Not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total.
- No public proof of concept found.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all Genian SSL PNS (xenics_auther) installations and their versions.
- Update every installation below 1.0.1 after checking the GHSA advisory.
- Restrict network access to the service, especially for internet-facing systems.
- Limit who knows client access IDs and monitor logs for unusual process execution on the host.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-2597-v98f-frhj github.com
- OpenCVE: CVE-2026-76146 app.opencve.io
- CVE Threatint: CVE-2026-76146 cve.threatint.com
- Vulners VulnRichment: CVE-2026-76146 vulners.com
- Strix: CVE-2026-76146 www.strix.ai
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 1 Nov 2026, 13:00.
Original description (NVD)
An OS command injection vulnerability in Genian SSL PNS allows an attacker who knows only the client access ID, without the password, to execute arbitrary commands remotely
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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