CVE-2026-111560—Barracuda Networks Multiple Products OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Barracuda Networks Multiple Products OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Description

Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG), Load Balancer, Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Message Archiver (BMA), WAF Control Center (WCC), Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Web Security Gateway (WSG) contain an OS command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated administrator to inject OS commands that execute with root privileges when the crafted timezone value is subsequently processed. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-116606

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Additional Notes

• https://trust.barracuda.com/security/pre-authentication-authorization-bypass-command-injection
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0041.md
• BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111560

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-78