CVE-2026-16631
A vulnerability was detected in publint up to 0.1.4. This impacts the function child_process.exec of the file src/node/pack.js of the component package-manager Command Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The project maintainer explains: "I think it's very rare for someone to use this package with untrusted input".
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 5.3 Medium
- Status
- Deferred - cna@vuldb.com
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Last modified
- 2026-07-23
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77, CWE-78
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/publint/publint/
- https://github.com/publint/publint/commit/adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8
- https://github.com/publint/publint/issues/236
- https://github.com/publint/publint/pull/238
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16631
- https://vuldb.com/submit/860239
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382381
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382381/cti
