# CVE-2026-33623: PinchTab: OS Command Injection via Profile Name in Windows Cleanup Routine Enables Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33623-pinchtab-os-command-injection-via-profile-name-in-windows-cleanup  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-03-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-33623 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-03-26

PinchTab: OS Command Injection via Profile Name in Windows Cleanup Routine Enables Arbitrary Command Execution in github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab

Technologies: [github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-pinchtab-pinchtab), [github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-pinchtab-pinchtab-cmd-pinchtab). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-33623 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-33623 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-33623?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 March 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.5; github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-33623?** Yes. github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go): upgrade to 0.8.5 or later; github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go): upgrade to 0.8.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-33623?** Check whether you run github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) or github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go): upgrade to 0.8.5 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab@v0.8.5
  ```

- github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go): upgrade to 0.8.5 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab@v0.8.5
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.5
- github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/cmd/pinchtab (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-33623
- GHSA-p8mm-644p-phmh
- GO-2026-4823

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