An attacker can use the format parameter to inject arbitrary commands in the npm package morgan < 1.9.1.
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-94Published · 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
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An attacker can use the format parameter to inject arbitrary commands in the npm package morgan < 1.9.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03399 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial morgan: 1.9.1morgan (npm): 1.9.1Red Hat: 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | morgan | before 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | morgan (npm) | before 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j |
- morgan Vendor— Affected before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available CNA
- morgan (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:morgan_project:morgan:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.9.1 | Vulnerable | Morgan Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:morgan_project:morgan:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Morgan Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA morgan Fixed in 1.9.1
- Fix · GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j morgan (npm) Fixed in 1.9.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5413
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 2
Other 6
- [netbeans-commits] 20200429 [jira] [Created] (NETBEANS-4280) cleanup potential security breaches
- [netbeans-notifications] 20200429 [GitHub] [netbeans] BradWalker opened a new pull request #2110: [NETBEANS-4280] - cleanup potential security breaches
- https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/473.json
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3@%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/736
More Morgan Project Morgan vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-13127 morgan vulnerable to Log Forging via unescaped Unicode line separators CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-04433 morgan vulnerable to Log Forging via unneutralized control characters in :remote-user CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-5413 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5413 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-5413 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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