Command Injection Vulnerability in Certain Barracuda Networks Products
Overview
Barracuda Networks has identified a vulnerability affecting certain Barracuda Networks products: a command injection vulnerability assigned CVE-2026-111560.
Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the administrative interface of an affected product. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass authorization controls and obtain root access to the device.
Barracuda Networks immediately initiated a comprehensive remediation process and has released security patches for affected products. Customers should review the affected products and remediation guidance below and ensure their systems are running the latest firmware version and the appropriate security patch has been applied.
Affected versions of Application Delivery Controller
All versions of the Application Delivery Controller (ADC).
Has Barracuda Networks released a patch?
Yes. Barracuda Networks released a firmware patch for appliances running firmware version 6.4 through 6.6.0.009.
Action required
Appliances running versions earlier than 6.3.0.0xx should be upgraded to version 6.6.0.009 or later.
Log in to the Barracuda ADC web interface as an administrator.
Go to Advanced > Firmware Update.
Check the Current Installed Version.
If the appliance is running version 6.4 through 6.6.0.009, the security patch will be installed automatically if Apply Patches under Firmware Patches is set to Automatically. If the appliance is running a version earlier than 6.4, download the latest general release from the Firmware Download section and update the firmware to version 6.4 or later.
Allow the patch to complete and reboot the appliance if prompted.
How do I confirm whether my appliance has received the security patch?
Log in to the Barracuda ADC web interface.
Go to Advanced > Firmware Update.
Check the Current Installed Version.
If the appliance is running firmware version 6.4 or later, the appliance has received the security patch.
If the appliance is running an earlier affected firmware version, follow the steps in Action required (above) to update the appliance to firmware version 6.4 or later, then repeat this confirmation process after the appliance restarts.
Additional resources
Contact Barracuda Networks Technical Support for any additional questions.