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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16460

CVE-2018-16460

Description

A command Injection in ps package versions <1.0.0 for Node.js allowed arbitrary commands to be executed when attacker controls the PID.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
psnpm	< 1.0.0	1.0.0

Affected products

3

https://github.com/UmbraEngineering/psv5
Range: 1.0.0
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/ps
Range: < 1.0.0
Umbraengineering/Ps
cpe:2.3:a:umbraengineering:ps:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Range: <1.0.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

5

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhg-9x44-78h2ghsaADVISORY
hackerone.com/reports/390848nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16460ghsaADVISORY
github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/470.jsonghsaWEB
www.npmjs.com/advisories/728ghsaWEB

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