High 8.8Published Feb 19, 2026

CVE-2026-26318systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the issue.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jul 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

systeminformation systeminformation systeminformation:systeminformation	before 5.31.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/b67d3715eec881038ccbaace2f2711419ac3e107patch
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46exploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26318
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441124
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26318.json

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