CVE-2026-55849 (GCVE-0-2026-55849)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-08 21:10
Modified
2026-07-09 19:36
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary
@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.
References
Impacted products
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CycloneDX cyclonedx-node-npm Version: >= 2.1.0, < 5.0.0
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