CVE-2024-21488

network Arbitrary Command Injection vulnerability

7.3 HighFix available

Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.

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: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

3.30%Up 3.3 points since Jan 31, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

Record: CVE-2024-21488
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-0440 7.3

Record: EUVD-2024-0440
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvh2-82c7-ppfg 7.3

network Arbitrary Command Injection vulnerability

Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.

Record: GHSA-vvh2-82c7-ppfg
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.3

Record: CVE-2024-21488
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.3

Record: CVE-2024-21488
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-vvh2-82c7-ppfg 7.3

network Arbitrary Command Injection vulnerability

Record: GHSA-vvh2-82c7-ppfg
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`network` npm	before 0.7.0	0.7.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-21488 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Cloudburstmc Network, published January 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in network 0.7.0.

References

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