---
id: CVE-2026-108744
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 s…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T13:17:18.957'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108744'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli/blob/c8655cb9a131e2ce87ae5e1380994099f693d6af/src/pbi_cli/utils/desktop_sync.py#L286-L291
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MinaSaad1/pbi-cli/blob/c8655cb9a131e2ce87ae5e1380994099f693d6af/src/pbi_cli/utils/desktop_sync.py#L398-L405
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@haind/pbi-cli-desktop-sync-pbip-cmd-argument-injection'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pbi-cli-3.10.1-through-3.12.0-os-command-injection-via-desktop-sync
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T13:51:17.036Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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