Command injection in deferred-exec
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01329 71st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | deferred-exec | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | deferred-exec (npm) | up to 0.3.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h |
- deferred-exec Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- deferred-exec (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:deferred-exec_project:deferred-exec:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Deferred-exec Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:deferred-exec_project:deferred-exec:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Deferred-exec Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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