CVE-2024-27980

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Due to the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync, a malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

Affected products

Node.js: 4.x from 4.0; 5.x from 5.0; 6.x from 6.0; 7.x from 7.0; 8.x from 8.0; 9.x from 9.0 — fixed in 18.20.2, 20.12.2, 21.7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Node.js 18.20.2, 20.12.2, 21.7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/10/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/19/3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MZN6PFXHTCCUENAKZXTGWPKUAHI6E2W/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUWBYDVCUSCX7YWTBX75LADMCVYFBGKU/

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