CVE-2026-59157 PUBLISHED

webhookd: Unrestricted HTTP Header to Shell Variable Injection

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 02.07.2026 Published: 15.09.2026 Updated: 15.09.2026

webhookd is a minimalist webhook server that triggers shell scripts and external processes through HTTP requests. Prior to 1.22.0, webhookd deployments without htpasswd authentication forwarded all incoming HTTP headers through HTTPParamsToShellVars in pkg/api/index.go into the hook script environment without an allowlist. When an upstream reverse proxy did not strip a client-supplied X-WebAuthn-User header and a hook script trusted that variable for identity or privilege, a remote unauthenticated attacker could spoof another user, bypass script security controls, and access or modify resources available to the impersonated identity. This issue is fixed in version 1.22.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor ncarlier
Product webhookd
Versions
  • Version < 1.22 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing CWE
  • CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision CWE