protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted by the shell instead of being passed to JSDoc as plain arguments. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.1 and 2.0.2.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f84p-cvgm-xgjj protobuf.js is Vulnerable to OS Command Injection in the CLI
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Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Protobufjs Project
Protobufjs Project protobufjs-cli
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs-cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Protobufjs Project
Protobufjs Project protobufjs-cli

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 14 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Protobuf
Protobuf protobuf
Vendors & Products Protobuf
Protobuf protobuf

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted by the shell instead of being passed to JSDoc as plain arguments. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.1 and 2.0.2.
Title protobufjs-cli: OS Command Injection
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T13:54:57.889Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T12:13:55.551Z

Link: CVE-2026-42290

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-18T13:53:13.353Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-13T16:16:47.160

Modified: 2026-05-19T20:56:15.433

Link: CVE-2026-42290

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T14:30:15Z

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