CVE-2026-47693Poweradmin: CSV Injection in log export endpoints allows formula execution in spreadsheet applications
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.38%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 68% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
Poweradmin is a web-based DNS administration tool for PowerDNS server. Versions prior to 4.2.4 and 4.3.3 are vulnerable to CSV Injection (Formula Injection) in its log export functionality. User-controlled data — specifically the username field — is written to exported CSV files without sanitizing formula trigger characters (=, +, -, @). When an administrator exports activity logs and opens the resulting CSV in a spreadsheet application (Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets), any formula stored in a username is executed by the application. This can be used for phishing attacks against administrators or data exfiltration. Versions 4.2.4 and 4.3.3 patch the issue.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits1
References tagged exploit1 reference
- https://github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin/security/advisories/GHSA-3h6h-67x3-cv5x (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMexploit
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 35 days later
· 35 days later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
- affected < 4.2.4
- affected >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistpoweradmin/poweradminGHSA-3h6h-67x3-cv5x (opens in a new tab)
References
References3
- https://github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin/security/advisories/GHSA-3h6h-67x3-cv5x (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMexploit
- https://github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin/releases/tag/v4.2.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin/releases/tag/v4.3.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-38632 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3h6h-67x3-cv5x (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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