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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-16631 EUVD-2026-47863GHSA-vg6g-fgc8-7284

publint package-manager pack.js child_process.exec os command injection

Published Jul 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— publint 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4 —

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