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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVE-2025-64756

High
7.5/10

Summary

Glob matches files using patterns the shell uses. In versions 10.2.0 prior to 10.5.0 and 11.0.0 prior to 11.1.0, the glob CLI contains a command injection vulnerability in its '-c/--cmd' option that allows arbitrary command execution when processing files with malicious names. When glob '-c <command> <patterns>' are used, matched filenames are passed to a shell with shell: true, enabling shell metacharacters in filenames to trigger command injection and achieve arbitrary code execution under the user or CI account privileges. This issue has been patched in versions 10.5.0 and 11.1.0.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-78 - OS Command Injection

The OS command injection weakness (also known as shell injection) is a vulnerability which enables an attacker to run arbitrary OS commands on a server. This is done by modifying the intended downstream OS command and injecting arbitrary commands, enabling the execution of unauthorized OS commands. This has the potential to fully compromise the application along with all of its data, and, if the compromised process does not follow the principle of least privileges, it may compromise other parts of the hosting infrastructure as well. This weakness is listed as number ten in the 'CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses'.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published