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CRITICAL

CVE-2024-21488

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

3.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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

  • networknpmall versions · fixed in 0.7.0

Full record on NVD

Description

Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.

Technical details

Published
2024-01-30

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21488?

Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.

Is CVE-2024-21488 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-21488 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-21488?

CVE-2024-21488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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