CVE-2024-27980

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: January 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:20 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Due to the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync, a malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node.js · Node.js

60%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.*13.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.*15.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.*17.0 ≤ v < 17.*18.0 ≤ v < 18.20.219.0 ≤ v < 19.*20.0 ≤ v < 20.12.221.0 ≤ v < 21.7.34.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 19.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.12.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/10/15

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/6

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/19/3

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5MZN6PFXHTCCUENAKZXTGWPKUAHI6E2W/

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JUWBYDVCUSCX7YWTBX75LADMCVYFBGKU/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHhackerone

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-77

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