CVE-2026-108744: pbi-cli 3.10.1 through 3.12.0 OS Command Injection via Desktop Sync

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
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: 2026-10-11 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

pbi-cli 3.10.1 through 3.12.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in desktop_sync.py that passes unquoted .pbip paths to cmd /c start when reopening projects. Attackers can lure victims into opening a Power BI project from a space-free path containing & to run commands with victim privileges during report write or reload.

Affected products

MinaSaad1 pbi-cli: from 3.10.1 through 3.12.0

References

https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli
https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli/blob/c8655cb9a131e2ce87ae5e1380994099f693d6af/src/pbi_cli/utils/desktop_sync.py#L286-L291
https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli/blob/c8655cb9a131e2ce87ae5e1380994099f693d6af/src/pbi_cli/utils/desktop_sync.py#L398-L405
https://hackmd.io/@haind/pbi-cli-desktop-sync-pbip-cmd-argument-injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pbi-cli-3.10.1-through-3.12.0-os-command-injection-via-desktop-sync

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