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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/302000?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:npm/killing@1.0.6",
    "type": "npm",
    "namespace": "",
    "name": "killing",
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    "next_non_vulnerable_version": null,
    "latest_non_vulnerable_version": null,
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/54364?format=api",
            "vulnerability_id": "VCID-19aj-fzhj-9kdf",
            "summary": "Command Injection\nIf 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.",
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                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-23381",
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                            "published_at": "2026-06-04T12:55:00Z"
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                            "value": "HIGH",
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                    "reference_url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/killing",
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                            "value": "HIGH",
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                    "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/killing"
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                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23381",
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                "CVE-2021-23381",
                "GHSA-cq77-8jpx-892g"
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}