---
id: CVE-2025-56814
title: >-
  A code injection vulnerability in the wxExecute() function of OpenCPN v5.12.0
  allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via embedding shell metacharacters.
summary: >-
  A code injection vulnerability in the wxExecute() function of OpenCPN v5.12.0
  allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via embedding shell metacharacters.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
published: '2026-06-15'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T10:10:00.193'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56814'
references:
  - url: 'https://jihoo-portfolio.vercel.app/posts/opencpn-rce-command-injection'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00165
epssPercentile: 0.05292
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T10:22:03.538Z'
---

## Overview

A code injection vulnerability in the wxExecute() function of OpenCPN v5.12.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via embedding shell metacharacters.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.