CVE-2026-16628: oclif JIT Plugin Entry child_process.exec os command injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-22 · updated 2026-07-23
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

A vulnerability was detected in oclif up to 4.23.16. Affected by this vulnerability is the function child_process.exec of the component JIT Plugin Entry Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument jitPlugins results in os command injection. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 939b045725e065baebc4587b8bccfd56731eed3d. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Affected products

oclif: 4.23.0, 4.23.1, 4.23.2, 4.23.3, 4.23.4, 4.23.5 (+11)

References

https://github.com/oclif/oclif/
https://github.com/oclif/oclif/commit/939b045725e065baebc4587b8bccfd56731eed3d
https://github.com/oclif/oclif/issues/2051
https://github.com/oclif/oclif/pull/2052
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16628
https://vuldb.com/submit/860149
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382372
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382372/cti

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