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CVE-2024-23738

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue in Postman version 10.22 and before on macOS allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings. NOTE: the vendor states "we dispute the report's accuracy ... the configuration does not enable remote code execution.."

Affected products

• Postman: before 10.22 — fixed in 10.22

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Postman 10.22. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/V3x0r/CVE-2024-23738
• https://www.electronjs.org/blog/statement-run-as-node-cves
• https://github.com/V3x0r/CVE-2024-23738
• https://www.electronjs.org/blog/statement-run-as-node-cves

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