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CVE-2018-16460

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

A command Injection in ps package versions <1.0.0 for Node.js allowed arbitrary commands to be executed when attacker controls the PID.

Affected products

• https://github.com/UmbraEngineering ps: before 1.0.0 — fixed in 1.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: https://github.com/UmbraEngineering ps 1.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
• https://hackerone.com/reports/390848

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