CVE-2026-55849highCWE-78

CVE-2026-55849: high-severity vulnerability in cyclonedx-node-npm

@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm: Shell Injection via Unsanitized `--workspace` Argument

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@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CycloneDX · cyclonedx-node-npm
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