Orkes Conductor 3.21.21 — CVE-2026-58138 (Critical)
Summary
Orkes Conductor 3.21.21 before 3.30.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by submitting inline workflow definitions containing malicious JavaScript or Python expressions to the workflow API endpoint prior to authentication. Attackers can exploit unsandboxed GraalVM evaluators configured with HostAccess.ALL or allowAllAccess(true) through INLINE, LAMBDA, DO_WHILE, and SWITCH task types to invoke arbitrary system commands via Java reflection or direct subprocess calls.
Why it matters
This CVE carries a CRITICAL severity rating (CVSS 9.8) in Orkes Conductor 3.21.21. Patch or mitigate promptly.
Operator check
Review CVE-2026-58138 in your asset inventory. Apply patches per vendor guidance and verify Conductor 3.21.21 is not exposed. CVSS score: 9.8.
Sources
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