CVE-2026-110640Whisper-node through 1.1.1 OS Command Injection via filePath and language
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, higher than 86% of scored CVEs.
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Whisper-node through 1.1.1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted filePath or whisperOptions.language values to whisper(). Attackers can inject shell metacharacters or $() substitution into the command string built by createCppCommand() and run via shelljs exec() to execute commands with Node.js process privileges.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 2.73% (percentile 86)
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
ariym whisper-node ariym:whisper_node (from the name) | through 1.1.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/ariym/whisper-node/pull/64patch, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ariym/whisper-node/blob/c72944cfa48f5c74662ff17ee2dc1d5f7624393e/src/whisper.ts#L8technical-description
- https://github.com/ariym/whisper-node/blob/c72944cfa48f5c74662ff17ee2dc1d5f7624393e/src/whisper.ts#L58technical-description
- https://unpkg.com/whisper-node@1.1.1/dist/index.jstechnical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/whisper-node-through-1.1.1-os-command-injection-via-filepath-and-languagethird-party-advisory
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