CVE-2024-36138

HIGH8.1

Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process

Published Sep 7, 2024

Modified 8 months ago

Fix available

Details

Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

Affected Packages

Node.js

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

18.20.420.15.122.4.1

References

WEBhttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2024-security-releases WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0010/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36138

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

8.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.1/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems(17)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedSep 7, 2024

ModifiedApr 30, 2025