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If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the killProcess function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-31T14:25:17.671Z","modified":"2024-09-16T20:52:54.111Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:00.819444Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-0881","description":"This affects the package portprocesses before 1.0.5. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the killProcess function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. 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