OS command injection in window-control
Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-78.
Summary
Versions of the package window-control before 1.4.5 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the sendKeys function, due to improper input sanitization.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01108 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed window-control: 1.4.5window-control (npm): 1.4.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | window-control | before 1.4.5 | 1.4.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | window-control (npm) | before 1.4.5 | 1.4.5 | Patch available | GHSA-9mjx-wfqp-j5ph |
- window-control Vendor— Affected before 1.4.5 Fixed in 1.4.5 Patch available CNA
- window-control (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.5 Fixed in 1.4.5 Patch available GHSA-9mjx-wfqp-j5ph
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:window-control_project:window-control:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Window-control Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:window-control_project:window-control:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Window-control Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA window-control Fixed in 1.4.5
- Fix · GHSA-9mjx-wfqp-j5ph window-control (npm) Fixed in 1.4.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25926
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mjx-wfqp-j5ph
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-25926 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-25926 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mjx-wfqp-j5ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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