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CVE-2024-26290: Authenticated Remote Command Injection affecting Avid NEXIS

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Avid Avid NEXIS E-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS F-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS PRO+ on Linux, Avid System Director Appliance (SDA+) on Linux allows code execution on underlying operating system with root permissions.This issue affects Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2024.6.0; System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2024.6.0.

Affected products

• Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2024.6.0 — fixed in 2024.6.0
• Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2024.6.0 — fixed in 2024.6.0
• Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2024.6.0 — fixed in 2024.6.0
• Avid System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2024.6.0 — fixed in 2024.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Avid NEXIS E-series 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS F-series 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS PRO+ 2024.6.0; Avid System Director Appliance (SDA+) 2024.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/troubleshooting/en239659
• https://www.drive-byte.de/en/blog/avid-nexis-agent-multiple-vulnerabilities
• https://raeph123.github.io/BlogPosts/Avid_Nexis/Advisory_Avid_Nexus_Agent_Multiple_Vulnerabilities_en.html

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