Matthias Petschick

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Pidgin-knotify plugin versions 0.2.1 and earlier **Description** The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a message, potentially leading to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. This can be exploited remotely. **Recommendations** For Pidgin-knotify plugin versions 0.2.1 and earlier, consider disabling the notify function in pidgin-knotify.c as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the pidgin-knotify plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.