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CVE-2020-26274: Command Injection Vulnerability in systeminformation

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

In systeminformation (npm package) before version 4.31.1 there is a command injection vulnerability. The problem was fixed in version 4.31.1 with a shell string sanitation fix.

Affected products

• sebhildebrandt systeminformation: before 4.31.1 — fixed in 4.31.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: sebhildebrandt systeminformation 4.31.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/1faadcbf68f1b1fdd5eb2054f68fc932be32ac99
• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation
• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/1faadcbf68f1b1fdd5eb2054f68fc932be32ac99
• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation

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