Command injection in npm-help
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. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
This affects all versions of package npm-help. The injection point is located in line 13 in index.js file in export.latestVersion() function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0153 74th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | npm-help | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- npm-help Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:npm-help_project:npm-help:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Npm-help Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:npm-help_project:npm-help:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Npm-help Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28445
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cffc-m953-rpr2
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28445 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28445 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cffc-m953-rpr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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