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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-10783 json

OS Command Injection in lsof

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-whq6-mj2r-mjqc , EUVD-2021-0886

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

All versions including 0.0.4 of lsof npm module are vulnerable to Command Injection. Every exported method used by the package uses the exec function to parse user input.

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Exploit prediction

2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LSOF-543632 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm lsof
<=0.0.4
no fix listed

Affected products

  • n/a lsof

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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