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Low · 3.3 CVE-2026-116673 EUVD-2026-111101GHSA-4vjg-vx72-qq4g

systeminformation: Path traversal in Linux networkStats() allows symlink-based file disclosure outside /sys/class/net

Published Oct 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Prior to 5.33.14, the Linux networkStats(iface) implementation uses the caller-supplied interface value in an fs.existsSync() check and to build /sys/class/net/<iface> paths, including the operstate path, without verifying that it is a single interface-name segment or that the resolved path remains under /sys/class/net. An attacker who can control iface and create a directory containing symlinked statistics files can use parent-directory components and symlink traversal to make the API return the first line of a file readable by the Node.js process. The package does not expose a network endpoint, and the demonstrated scenario requires local filesystem setup. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.14.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
sebhildebrandt systeminformation < 5.33.14 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 node-systeminformation No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 node-systeminformation No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm systeminformation < 5.33.14 5.33.14 GHSA-4vjg-vx72-qq4g

References