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CVE-2018-13797

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-07-10
  • Fixed in0.2.9
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-07-1012:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Node-macaddress project node-macaddress
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.2< 0.2.90.2.9

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • node-macaddressUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • node-macaddressDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.2.9-1
  • node-macaddressDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.2.9-1
  • node-macaddressDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.2.9-1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-13797 Red Hat Product Security1 known affected

    nodejs-macaddress: improper input validation leading to command injection

    quay/quay-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Node-macaddress project node-macaddress to 0.2.9
  2. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-13797 · 1 productFix deferred

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifieddsp-testing/CVE-2018-13797
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-07-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13797?

The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.

Is CVE-2018-13797 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-13797 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13797?

CVE-2018-13797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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