CVE-2018-13797
Command Injection in macaddress
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
CVE-2018-13797- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
CVE-2018-13797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0463 No score
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7
Command Injection in macaddress
All versions of macaddress are vulnerable to command injection. For this vulnerability to be exploited an attacker needs to control the iface argument to the one method.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.2.9 or later.
- Record
GHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
CVE-2018-13797- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-13797
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13797- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7
Command Injection in macaddress
All versions of macaddress are vulnerable to command injection. For this vulnerability to be exploited an attacker needs to control the iface argument to the one method.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.2.9 or later.
- Record
GHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-13797
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13797- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
macaddressnpm |
before 0.2.9 | 0.2.9 |
node-macaddressDebian:12 |
before 0.2.9-1 | 0.2.9-1 |
node-macaddressDebian:13 |
before 0.2.9-1 | 0.2.9-1 |
node-macaddressDebian:14 |
before 0.2.9-1 | 0.2.9-1 |
node-macaddressUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.2.8-10.2.8-2 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | dsp-testing/CVE-2018-13797 | 2021-01-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-13797 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Node-macaddress Project Node-macaddress, published July 10, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.66%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in macaddress 0.2.9.