Command execution via unsanitized interface name
Published Jan 30, 2024 · Updated Jul 26, 2026
OS command injection in npm network before 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through mac_address_for. The function concatenates an attacker-controlled network-interface name into a shell command passed to child_process.exec without validation. A consuming application must pass attacker-controlled interface names to the function; commands then run with the Node.js process's operating-system privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in npm network before 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through mac_address_for. The function concatenates an attacker-controlled network-interface name into a shell command passed to child_process.exec without validation. A consuming application must pass attacker-controlled interface names to the function; commands then run with the Node.js process's operating-system privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-21488
- Published
- Jan 30, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Vulnerability found in NPM package - networkproof of concept · unverified
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