CVE-2021-23379

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

This affects all versions of package portkiller. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	portkiller	< unspecified

References

https://github.com/indatawetrust/portkiller/blob/f1f1c5076d9c5d60e8dd3930e98d665d8191aa7a/index.js%23L10Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTKILLER-1078537Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/indatawetrust/portkiller/blob/f1f1c5076d9c5d60e8dd3930e98d665d8191aa7a/index.js%23L10Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTKILLER-1078537Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 18, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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