PIDUsage Enables OS Command Injection
Overview
Affected versions of pidusage pass unsanitized input to child_process.exec(), resulting in arbitrary code execution in the ps method.
This package is vulnerable to this PoC on Darwin, SunOS, FreeBSD, and AIX.
Windows and Linux are not vulnerable.
Proof of Concept
var pid = require('pidusage');
pid.stat('1 && /usr/local/bin/python');Remediation
Update to version 1.1.5 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | pidusage | < 1.1.5 | 1.1.5 |
References
- 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
pidusage- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h2p3-h48h-9jj7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: pidusage
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 09.2020 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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