CVE-2021-4326
Imperative Local Command Injection allows Activity Masking
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Imperative Local Command Injection allows Activity Masking
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
CVE-2021-4326- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C/CR:L/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:L/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:L/MI:X/MA:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0909
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0909- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C/CR:L/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:L/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:L/MI:X/MA:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q8m-42qq-64r7
Imperative CLI vulnerable to Command Injection
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
GHSA-6q8m-42qq-64r7- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
CVE-2021-4326- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
CVE-2021-4326- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6q8m-42qq-64r7
Imperative CLI vulnerable to Command Injection
A vulnerability in Imperative framework which allows already-privileged local actors to execute arbitrary shell commands via plugin install/update commands, or maliciously formed environment variables. Impacts Zowe CLI.
- Record
GHSA-6q8m-42qq-64r7- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@zowe/imperativenpm |
5.0.0 up to 5.7.1 | 5.7.1 |
@zowe/imperativenpm |
before 4.18.10 | 4.18.10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4326 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Linuxfoundation Zowe, published February 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in @zowe/imperative 5.7.1.