lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial npm (npm): 1.3.3Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | npm (npm) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- npm (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:node_packaged_modules_project:node_packaged_modules:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | Node Packaged Modules Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:node_packaged_modules_project:node_packaged_modules:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Node Packaged Modules Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 npm (npm) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845
References
Advisory 6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917
- [oss-security] 20130711 Re: npm uses predictable temporary filenames when unpacking tarballs
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635
- [oss-security] 20130710 npm uses predictable temporary filenames when unpacking tarballs
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4116
Sources
- CVE-2013-4116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4116 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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