---
id: CVE-2026-68489
title: >-
  Static Code Injection in Plesk extensions "Ruby" before 1.6.6 and "Node.js
  Toolkit" before 2.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary
  code as root via custom environment variables.
summary: >-
  Static Code Injection in Plesk extensions "Ruby" before 1.6.6 and "Node.js
  Toolkit" before 2.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary
  code as root via custom environment variables.
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-96
vendor: WebPros
product: Plesk extension "Ruby"
affected:
  - plesk_extension_ruby < 1.6.6
  - plesk_extension_node.js_toolkit < 2.5.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T19:34:36.657'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68489'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/43473204617239'
    label: support@hackerone.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00398
epssPercentile: 0.33744
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T13:28:42.978491Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.461Z'
---

## Overview

Static Code Injection in Plesk extensions "Ruby" before 1.6.6 and "Node.js Toolkit" before 2.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root via custom environment variables.

## Remediation

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