CVE-2026-33623
March 26, 2026
PinchTab is a standalone HTTP server that gives AI agents direct control over a Chrome browser. PinchTab "v0.8.4" contains a Windows-only command injection issue in the orphaned Chrome cleanup path. When an instance is stopped, the Windows cleanup routine builds a PowerShell "-Command" string using a "needle" derived from the profile path. In "v0.8.4", that string interpolation escapes backslashes but does not safely neutralize other PowerShell metacharacters. If an attacker can launch an instance using a crafted profile name and then trigger the cleanup path, they may be able to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands on the Windows host in the security context of the PinchTab process user. This is not an unauthenticated internet RCE. It requires authenticated, administrative-equivalent API access to instance lifecycle endpoints, and the resulting command execution inherits the permissions of the PinchTab OS user rather than bypassing host privilege boundaries. Version 0.8.5 contains a patch for the issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.8.5Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.13