OS Command Injection in wifiscanner

published 2020-06-29 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-m6rw-m2v9-7hx4 , EUVD-2021-1135

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.5%; EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 0; none known

wifiscanner.js in thingsSDK WiFi Scanner 1.0.1 allows Code Injection because it can be used with options to overwrite the default executable/binary path and its arguments. An attacker can abuse this functionality to execute arbitrary code.

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Exploit prediction

2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/thingsSDK/wifiscanner/issues/1 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	wifiscanner	<=1.0.1	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

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

References

github.com /thingsSDK/wifiscanner/issues/1
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15362
advisory

Sources

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