CVE-2020-26274

Command Injection Vulnerability in systeminformation

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Published Dec 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

In systeminformation (npm package) before version 4.31.1 there is a command injection vulnerability. The problem was fixed in version 4.31.1 with a shell string sanitation fix.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

sebhildebrandt

systeminformation

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.31.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:systeminformation:systeminformation:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-1498	In systeminformation (npm package) before version 4.31.1 there is a command injection vulnerability. The problem was fixed in version 4.31.1 with a shell string sanitation fix.
Github GHSA	GHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74	Command Injection Vulnerability in systeminformation

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.745% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/1faadcbf68f1b1fdd5eb2054f68fc932be32ac99
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74
https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation

History

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Subscriptions

Systeminformation Systeminformation

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Dec 16, 2020, 7:30 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved: Oct 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 16, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM

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