Description
NuProcess is an external process execution implementation for Java. In all the versions of NuProcess where it forks processes by using the JVM's Java_java_lang_UNIXProcess_forkAndExec method (1.2.0+), attackers can use NUL characters in their strings to perform command line injection. Java's ProcessBuilder isn't vulnerable because of a check in ProcessBuilder.start. NuProcess is missing that check. This vulnerability can only be exploited to inject command line arguments on Linux. Version 2.0.5 contains a patch. As a workaround, users of the library can sanitize command strings to remove NUL characters prior to passing them to NuProcess for execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| brettwooldridge | NuProcess | >= 1.2.0, < 2.0.5 |
References
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/commit/29bc09de561bf00ff9bf77123756363a9709f868Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/pull/143Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/security/advisories/GHSA-cxgf-v2p8-7ph7Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/commit/29bc09de561bf00ff9bf77123756363a9709f868Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/pull/143Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/brettwooldridge/NuProcess/security/advisories/GHSA-cxgf-v2p8-7ph7Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 26, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified