High 8.5Published Jul 8, 2026

CVE-2026-55849@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 11:10 UTC)

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@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.

CVSS: 8.5 HIGH (v4.0, NVD)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Jul 10, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

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References

https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/commit/9f646253f4263d8644dadb86e5597fad996f688f
https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/pull/1476
https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/releases/tag/v5.0.0
https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/security/advisories/GHSA-v75r-vx73-82pj

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