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Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-42740
Node.js shell-quote module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a flaw with windows drive letter regex. By sending a specially-crafted shell metacharacter, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Impact
- Command Execution
Affected Vendors
Node.js
Affected Products
- Node.js shell-quote 1.7.2
Remediation
Upgrade to the latest version of shell-quote, available from the shell-quote GIT Repository.