Command injection in egg-scripts
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A command injection vulnerability in egg-scripts <v2.8.1 allows arbitrary shell command execution through a maliciously crafted command line argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12283 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed egg-scripts (npm): 2.8.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg | egg-scripts | 2.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | egg-scripts (npm) | before 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-c9j3-wqph-5xx9 |
- egg-scripts VendorEgg Affected 2.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- egg-scripts (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.8.1 Fixed in 2.8.1 Patch available GHSA-c9j3-wqph-5xx9
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c9j3-wqph-5xx9 egg-scripts (npm) Fixed in 2.8.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9j3-wqph-5xx9
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2018-3786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9j3-wqph-5xx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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