Critical

Command Execution in windows-cpu

  • Disclosed: 01.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Version of windows-cpu before 0.1.5 will execute arbitrary code passed into the first argument of the findLoad method, resulting in remote code execution.

Proof of Concept

js
var win = require('windows-cpu');
wind.findLoad('foo & calc.exe');

Recommendation

Update to version 0.1.5 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package windows-cpu < 0.1.5 0.1.5

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78
Platform
npm
Package
windows-cpu
Disclosed
01.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-63m4-fhf2-cmf7 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: windows-cpu

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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