OS command injection in node-qpdf
Priority HIGH 81CWE-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
All versions of the package node-qpdf are vulnerable to Command Injection such that the package-exported method encrypt() fails to sanitize its parameter input, which later flows into a sensitive command execution API. As a result, attackers may inject malicious commands once they can specify the input pdf file path.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02191 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | node-qpdf | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | node-qpdf (npm) | up to 1.0.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-fpr8-4wvx-j9q3 |
- node-qpdf Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- node-qpdf (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-fpr8-4wvx-j9q3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26155
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpr8-4wvx-j9q3
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-26155 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-26155 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpr8-4wvx-j9q3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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