CVE•Published 2026-07-23•Modified 2026-07-23•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-16631

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CVSS v3.1

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Description

A vulnerability was detected in publint up to 0.1.4. This impacts the function child_process.exec of the file src/node/pack.js of the component package-manager Command Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The project maintainer explains: "I think it's very rare for someone to use this package with untrusted input".

Timeline

Published 2026-07-23

Modified 2026-07-23

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