publint package-manager pack.js child_process.exec os command injection
33Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 4.8epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 53% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
A vulnerability was detected in publint up to 0.1.4. This impacts the function child_process.exec of the file src/node/pack.js of the component package-manager Command Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The project maintainer explains: "I think it's very rare for someone to use this package with untrusted input".
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Affected products
n/a · publintpublic PoCs found — 1
cve_referencegithub.com/publint/publint/issues/236unverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
References
https://github.com/publint/publint/https://github.com/publint/publint/commit/adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8https://github.com/publint/publint/issues/236https://github.com/publint/publint/pull/238https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16631https://vuldb.com/submit/860239https://vuldb.com/vuln/382381https://vuldb.com/vuln/382381/cti