HKUDS nanobot ExecTool shell.py ExecTool._spawn argument injection

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-90809",
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    "title": "HKUDS nanobot ExecTool shell.py ExecTool._spawn argument injection",
    "summary": "A vulnerability was identified in HKUDS nanobot up to 0.2.1. The affected element is the function ExecTool._guard_command/ExecTool._spawn of the file nanobot/agent/tools/shell.py of the component ExecTool. Such manipulation leads to argument injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is af582246f141311d574551b7571a517bcc3df750. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:42.363340260Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/90xxx/CVE-2026-90809.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90809",
        "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90809",
        "https://vuldb.com/submit/922850",
        "https://vuldb.com/vuln/403311",
        "https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/issues/5306",
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        "https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/commit/af582246f141311d574551b7571a517bcc3df750",
        "https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/5345"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 510002,
  "published_at": "2026-09-14T18:15:17.575+00:00"
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