CVE-2026-42290
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Publication date: 2026-05-13

Last updated on: 2026-05-19

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted by the shell instead of being passed to JSDoc as plain arguments. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.1 and 2.0.2.
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Published
2026-05-13
Last Modified
2026-05-19
Generated
2026-06-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-08
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
protobufjs_project protobufjs-cli to 1.2.1 (exc)
protobufjs_project protobufjs-cli From 2.0.0 (inc) to 2.0.2 (exc)
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CWE-78 The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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