What is CVE-2021-29369?

CVE-2021-29369 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnuplot Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-29369?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gnuplot Project

CVE-2021-29369

The gnuplot package prior to version 0.1.0 for Node.js allows code execution via shell metacharacters in Gnuplot commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2021-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gnuplot Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.npmjs.com/package/@rkesters/gnuplot
github.com/rkesters/gnuplot/commit/23671d4d3d28570fb19a936a6328bfac742410de (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29369?: CVE-2021-29369 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnuplot Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-29369?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.