Node.js fixes a high-severity vulnerability

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[TLP:CLEAR] Node.js fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Node.js versions 18.20.2, 20.12.2 and 21.7.3 fix a high-severity vulnerability [1][2][3].

Node.js - RCE (CVE-2024-27980)

CVSS 8.1 (High)

Due to improper handling of .bat files in the child_process.spawn and child_process.spawnSync functions, an attacker can inject arbitrary commands and achieve remote code execution using malicious command-line arguments, even without the shell option enabled [4].

The vulnerability is present in product:

Node.js; >=18.0.0, <18.20.2; >=20.0.0, <20.12.2; >=21.0.0, <21.7.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

CVE-2024-27980 at cve.org, NVD
CWE-78 at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 10. 4. 2024.

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By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 11. 4. 2024.

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[TLP:CLEAR] Node.js fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Node.js - RCE (CVE-2024-27980)

CVSS 8.1 (High)

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