CVE-2026-55849: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in CycloneDX cyclonedx-node-npm
@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.
CVE-2026-55849: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in CycloneDX cyclonedx-node-npm
Description
@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.5high
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T16:44:40.994Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4ec4a5c9d9e3dbe3c8d497
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 21:44:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 21:44:05 UTC
Views: 1
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