@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. Prior to version 6.0.0, the Windows fallback path in src/npmRunner.ts, used when npm_execpath does not provide the npm CLI path, can construct a shell command containing an untrusted value from the --workspace option. When an attacker can influence that option and the fallback npm execution path is reached, shell metacharacters in the workspace value can execute arbitrary operating-system commands with the privileges of the user running the CLI, allowing data access, file modification, or service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0.
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GHSA-q69g-4hcv-6jg4 | @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm: Shell Injection via Unsanitized --workspace Argument on Windows |
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. Prior to version 6.0.0, the Windows fallback path in src/npmRunner.ts, used when npm_execpath does not provide the npm CLI path, can construct a shell command containing an untrusted value from the --workspace option. When an attacker can influence that option and the fallback npm execution path is reached, shell metacharacters in the workspace value can execute arbitrary operating-system commands with the privileges of the user running the CLI, allowing data access, file modification, or service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0. | |
| Title | @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm: Shell Injection via Unsanitized --workspace Argument on Windows | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T15:30:52.840Z
Reserved: 2026-08-06T21:24:15.375Z
Link: CVE-2026-71538
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T15:16:51.100
Modified: 2026-09-17T15:16:51.100
Link: CVE-2026-71538
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