{"cve":"CVE-2026-55849","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-08T22:17:15.783","modified":"2026-10-25T17:10:00.197","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.5},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/commit/9f646253f4263d8644dadb86e5597fad996f688f","https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/pull/1476","https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/releases/tag/v5.0.0","https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-node-npm/security/advisories/GHSA-v75r-vx73-82pj"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-25T17:50:06.907763985+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-55849","score":0.00235,"percentile":0.14369,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-v75r-vx73-82pj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v75r-vx73-82pj","summary":"@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm: Shell Injection via Unsanitized --workspace Argument","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:50.587596585Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm","ranges":[">=2.1.0 <5.0.0"],"fixed":["5.0.0"]}]}],"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."]}