THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-45459
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2021-45459

Node Windows vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
lib/cmd.js in the node-windows package before 1.0.0-beta.6 for Node.js allows command injection via the PID parameter.
Affected vendor
Node Windows Project
Affected product
Node Windows
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2021-12-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-45459

  • Confirm whether Node Windows Project Node Windows is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-45459.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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