Description
A vulnerability was detected in publint up to 0.1.4. This impacts the function child_process.exec of the file src/node/pack.js of the component package-manager Command Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The project maintainer explains: "I think it's very rare for someone to use this package with untrusted input".
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | publint | 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4 | — |
References
- VDB-382381 | publint package-manager pack.js child_process.exec os command injection vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-382381 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-16631 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #860239 | Node.js @publint/pack 0.1.4 OS Command Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/publint/publint/issues/236 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/publint/publint/pull/238 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/publint/publint/commit/adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8 patch
- https://github.com/publint/publint/ product