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Vulnerability details: VCID-49xf-215m-9ub5
Vulnerability ID VCID-49xf-215m-9ub5
Aliases CVE-2017-16024
GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
Summary Information Exposure The sync-exec module is used to simulate `child_process` Sync-exec uses `tmp` directories as a buffer before returning values. Other users on the server have read access to the `tmp` directory, possibly allowing an attacker on the server to obtain confidential information from the `buffer/tmp` file, while it exists.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
System Score Found at
epss 0.00369 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16024
epss 0.00369 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16024
epss 0.00369 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16024
epss 0.00369 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16024
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/gvarsanyi/sync-exec/issues/17
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/gvarsanyi/sync-exec/issues/17
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16024
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16024
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/310
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/310
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Temporary_File
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Temporary_File
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16024
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
https://github.com/gvarsanyi/sync-exec/issues/17
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/310
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Temporary_File
CVE-2017-16024 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16024
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/gvarsanyi/sync-exec/issues/17
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16024
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/310
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Temporary_File
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.59111
EPSS Score 0.00369
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:37:46.350860+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/sync-exec/CVE-2017-16024.yml 38.6.0