{"id":"CVE-2020-26300","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26300","EUVD-2020-1428","GHSA-fj59-f6c3-3vw4"],"status":"published","title":"Command injection in systeminformation","description":"systeminformation is an npm package that provides system and OS information library for node.js. In systeminformation before version 4.26.2 there is a command injection vulnerability. Problem was fixed in version 4.26.2 with a shell string sanitation fix.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01407,"percentile":0.72968,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-77","CWE-78"],"published":"2020-10-27T20:40:00Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:52:57Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","fixed_in":["4.26.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.26.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.26.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"sebhildebrandt","product":"systeminformation"},{"vendor":"systeminformation","product":"systeminformation"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Product","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj59-f6c3-3vw4","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-fj59-f6c3-3vw4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/bad372e654cdd549e7d786acbba0035ded54c607","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26300","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-26300","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-26300","title":"Command injection in systeminformation","description":"systeminformation is an npm package that provides system and OS information library for node.js. In systeminformation before version 4.26.2 there is a command injection vulnerability. Problem was fixed in version 4.26.2 with a shell string sanitation fix.","status":"published","published":"2021-09-09T01:10:11Z","modified":"2024-08-04T15:56:03.706Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:46.129376Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-1428","description":"systeminformation is an npm package that provides system and OS information library for node.js. In systeminformation before version 4.26.2 there is a command injection vulnerability. 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Please upgrade to version \u003e= 4.26.2\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameter strings that are passed to `is.services()`, `is.inetChecksite()`, `si.inetLatency()`, `si.networkStats()`, `is.services()` and `si.processLoad()`\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [systeminformation](https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation)","status":"published","published":"2020-10-27T20:40:00Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:05:04Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:32.120868Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-26300","description":"systeminformation is an npm package that provides system and OS information library for node.js. 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Please upgrade to version \u003e= 4.26.2\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameter strings that are passed to `is.services()`, `is.inetChecksite()`, `si.inetLatency()`, `si.networkStats()`, `is.services()` and `si.processLoad()`\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [systeminformation](https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation)","status":"published","published":"2020-10-27T20:40:00Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:29:28.268132046Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:46.39441Z"}]}}