# CVE-2021-45459: lib/cmd.js in the node-windows package before 1.0.0-beta.6 for Node.js allows command injection via the PID parameter.

- Also known as: GHSA-53XV-C2HX-5W6Q
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0-beta.6
- Published: 2021-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- node-windows (npm): fixed in 1.0.0-beta.6

## Description

lib/cmd.js in the node-windows package before 1.0.0-beta.6 for Node.js allows command injection via the PID parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, node-windows, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0-beta.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/coreybutler/node-windows/compare/1.0.0-beta.5...1.0.0-beta.6
- https://github.com/dwisiswant0/advisory/issues/4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0004/

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