HIGHCVSS 8.5
CVE-2026-123784
CVE-2026-123784 updated by NVD
Summary
Fluxbox through 1.3.7 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in RootTheme::reconfigTheme() that allows attackers to execute commands via crafted style background values. Attackers can embed shell metacharacters in background pixmap paths, random directories, or gradient texture text, which are concatenated unescaped into an fbsetbg command run via $SHELL -c when the style loads.
References
Includes data from the National Vulnerability Database (NIST). NVD data is in the public domain; this page is not endorsed by NIST.
CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. CVE content reproduced under the CVE Terms of Use; copyright designation © MITRE.