OS command injection in install-package
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-78Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04221 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | install-package | All versions including 0.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | install-package (npm) | up to 0.4.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5 |
- install-package Vendor— Affected All versions including 0.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- install-package (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:install-package_project:install-package:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | Install-package Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:install-package_project:install-package:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Install-package Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7629
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5
References
More Install-package Project Install-package vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-06149 OS command injection in install-package CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-7629 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7629 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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