How broadly exploitable is this vulnerability?

The issue is widely exploitable in default Chamilo LMS configurations where authenticated users can create courses and become teachers. Any such user who can import course backups and move documents can potentially trigger command execution, making this a high-impact flaw within the authenticated user base.

What level of access does an attacker need?

An attacker must have a valid application account with teacher privileges in at least one course. Under default settings that allow user-created courses, obtaining this level of access is relatively easy, as users can often self-assign teacher roles by creating their own courses.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers?

The safest pattern is to eliminate shell-based file operations entirely and use native filesystem APIs for moving and managing files. If invoking external programs is unavoidable, pass arguments as structured parameters (not via a shell), rigorously validate allowed path formats, and apply shell-specific escaping functions to any values that might still reach a command execution context.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Chamilo LMS File Move Function

CVE-2026-32892

Published:

Apr 10, 2026

Status:

Received

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

OS Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-78

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by Authenticated Users

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

OS Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-78

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by Authenticated Users

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Chamilo LMS File Move Function

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

Vulnerability Type

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