What is CVE-2024-36138?

CVE-2024-36138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-36138?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-36138 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nodejs Node

CVE-2024-36138

Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary co…

EPSS: 0.003 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2024-security-releases

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36138?: CVE-2024-36138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-36138?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36138 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.