Command injection in kill-port
Priority LOW 39CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
If an attacker can control the port, which in itself is a very sensitive value, they can inject arbitrary OS commands due to the usage of the exec function in a third-party module kill-port < 1.3.2.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01887 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed kill-port: 1.3.2kill-port (npm): 1.3.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | kill-port | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | kill-port (npm) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5 |
- kill-port Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available CNA
- kill-port (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kill-port_project:kill-port:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Kill-port Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:kill-port_project:kill-port:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Kill-port Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kill-port Fixed in 1.3.2
- Fix · GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5 kill-port (npm) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5414
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-5414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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