Command injection in https://github.com/UmbraEngineering ps
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A command Injection in ps package versions <1.0.0 for Node.js allowed arbitrary commands to be executed when attacker controls the PID.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02856 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ps (npm): 1.0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/UmbraEngineering | ps | 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ps (npm) | before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2 |
- ps Vendorhttps://github.com/UmbraEngineering Affected 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ps (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:umbraengineering:ps:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Umbraengineering |
- cpe:2.3:a:umbraengineering:ps:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Umbraengineering
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2 ps (npm) Fixed in 1.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16460
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-16460 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16460 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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