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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-10789 json

OS Command Injection in curling

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-xmxh-g7wj-8m4m , EUVD-2021-0887

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.9%
EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

All versions of curling.js are vulnerable to Command Injection via the run function. The command argument can be controlled by users without any sanitization.

Patch / fix

  • npm curling 1.1.0

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Exploit prediction

4.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CURLING-546484 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/hgarcia/curling/blob/e861d625c074679a2931bcf4ce8da0afa8162c53/lib/curl-transport.js#L56 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 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 curling
<1.1.0
1.1.0

Affected products

  • n/a curling.js

Classification

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

References

Sources

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