{"cve":"CVE-2021-23379","nvd":{"published":"2021-04-18T19:15:12.793","modified":"2026-06-17T03:38:39.293","status":"Modified","description":"This affects all versions of package portkiller. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://github.com/indatawetrust/portkiller/blob/f1f1c5076d9c5d60e8dd3930e98d665d8191aa7a/index.js%23L10","https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTKILLER-1078537","https://github.com/indatawetrust/portkiller/blob/f1f1c5076d9c5d60e8dd3930e98d665d8191aa7a/index.js%23L10","https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTKILLER-1078537"],"products":["portkiller_project:portkiller"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:17:01.373894544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-23379","score":0.01336,"percentile":0.71211,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r6fw-8m27-43c9","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r6fw-8m27-43c9","summary":"Command injection in portkiller","modified":"2023-11-08T04:05:06.166132Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"portkiller","purl":"pkg:npm/portkiller","ranges":["<=1.0.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}