Privilege escalation in Npm Cli

CVE-2019-16777

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globa…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16777?
CVE-2019-16777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Npm Cli, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2019-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-16777?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.