{"id":"CVE-2026-71538","summary":"@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm: Shell Injection via Unsanitized --workspace Argument on Windows","details":"@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. Prior to version 6.0.0, the Windows fallback path in src/npmRunner.ts, used when npm_execpath does not provide the npm CLI path, can construct a shell command containing an untrusted value from the --workspace option. When an attacker can influence that option and the fallback npm execution path is reached, shell metacharacters in the workspace value can execute arbitrary operating-system commands with the privileges of the user running the CLI, allowing data access, file modification, or service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0.","aliases":["GHSA-q69g-4hcv-6jg4"],"modified":"2026-09-19T03:47:29.113037822Z","published":"2026-09-17T14:35:39.144Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"GitHub_M","cwe_ids":["CWE-78"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/71xxx/CVE-2026-71538.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/releases/tag/v6.0.0"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/71xxx/CVE-2026-71538.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/security/advisories/GHSA-q69g-4hcv-6jg4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71538"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/commit/15d3beb5bcd2b0b6eccfdf31192f5103b3f12c0f"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/pull/1489"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/cyclonedx/cyclonedx-node-npm","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"15d3beb5bcd2b0b6eccfdf31192f5103b3f12c0f"},{"fixed":"e16960691fc8e09f8df3bd2e0b3e3828f859ab94"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.0.0"}],"source":["AFFECTED_FIELD","REFERENCES"]}}],"versions":["v5.0.0","v4.2.1","v4.2.0","v4.1.2","v4.1.1","v4.1.1-rc.0","v4.1.0","v4.0.3","v4.0.2","v4.0.1","v4.0.0","v3.1.0","v3.0.0","v2.1.0","v2.0.0","v1.20.0","v1.19.3","v1.19.2","v1.19.0","v1.18.0","v1.17.0","v1.16.2","v1.16.1","v1.16.0","v1.15.0","v1.14.3","v1.14.2","v1.14.1","v1.14.0","v1.13.3","v1.13.2","v1.13.1","v1.13.0","v1.12.1","v1.12.0","v1.11.0","v1.10.0","v1.9.2","v1.9.1","v1.9.0","v1.8.0","v1.7.5","v1.7.4","v1.7.3","v1.7.2","v1.7.1","v1.7.0","v1.6.1","v1.6.0","v1.5.0","v1.4.1","v1.4.0","v1.3.0","v1.2.0","v1.1.0","v1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-71538.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}