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Vulnerability details: VCID-jrv8-w2zc-43c3
Vulnerability ID VCID-jrv8-w2zc-43c3
Aliases CVE-2018-16460
GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
Summary ps Enables OS Command Injection
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.03492 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16460
epss 0.03492 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16460
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
cvssv3 6.8 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/470.json
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/470.json
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/470.json
cvssv3 6.8 https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
generic_textual CRITICAL https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16460
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16460
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/728
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/728
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-16460
https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/470.json
https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/728
470 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/470.json
CVE-2018-16460 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16460
GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/470.json
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/390848
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16460
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/728
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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required

unchanged

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low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.87868
EPSS Score 0.03492
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:24:17.723619+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2 38.6.0