Code injection in treekill
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02742 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tree-kill (npm): 1.2.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | treekill | Not fixed | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | tree-kill (npm) | before 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv |
- treekill Vendor— Affected Not fixed Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- tree-kill (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tree-kill_project:tree-kill:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | Tree-kill Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:tree-kill_project:tree-kill:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Tree-kill Project
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv tree-kill (npm) Fixed in 1.2.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15598
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/pkrumins/node-tree-kill/issues/30
- https://github.com/pkrumins/node-tree-kill/pull/31
- https://github.com/pkrumins/node-tree-kill/commit/ff73dbf144c4c2daa67799a50dfff59cd455c63c
- https://hackerone.com/reports/701183
- https://github.com/node-modules/treekill/blob/master/index.js#L32
- https://github.com/pkrumins/node-tree-kill
More Tree-kill Project Tree-kill vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11699 Code injection in tree-kill CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-15598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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