CVE-2019-15599
Command Injection in tree-kill
A Code Injection exists in tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.
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
A Code Injection exists in tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.
- Record
CVE-2019-15599- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/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-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Code Injection exists in tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.
- Record
CVE-2019-15599- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0882 No score
A Code Injection exists in tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0882- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-884p-74jh-xrg2 No score
Command Injection in tree-kill
Versions of tree-kill prior to 1.2.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize values passed to the kill function. If this value is user-controlled it may allow attackers to run arbitrary commands in the server. The issue only affects Windows systems.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.2.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-884p-74jh-xrg2- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1776731777 No score
TuxCare security update for tree-kill (2 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt tree-kill to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 1.2.1-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1776731777- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-884p-74jh-xrg2 No score
Command Injection in tree-kill
Versions of tree-kill prior to 1.2.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize values passed to the kill function. If this value is user-controlled it may allow attackers to run arbitrary commands in the server. The issue only affects Windows systems.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.2.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-884p-74jh-xrg2- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15599 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Tree-kill Project Tree-kill, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.74%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in tree-kill 1.2.2.