Name: CVE-2024-36138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-36138, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.01098

Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via 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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade nodejs	Oct 1, 2024	Sep 7, 2024
Suse	—	Upgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade npm18Upgrade npm22Upgrade corepack20Upgrade nodejs18-develUpgrade nodejs18-docsUpgrade corepack18Upgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs18Upgrade corepack22Upgrade nodejs20-docs	Jul 17, 2024	Jul 16, 2024
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Sep 7, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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