# CVE-2021-23375: Arbitrary Command Injection

- Also known as: GHSA-M8FM-MV5W-33PV
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-18 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a psnode: all versions
- psnode (npm): through 0.0.1

## Description

This affects all versions of package psnode. If attacker-controlled user input is given to the kill function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a psnode, psnode, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PSNODE-1078543
- https://github.com/nrako/psnode/blob/076f623689e4506d3647505daca13b3f482e0c31/lib/index.js%23L59

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