High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40764
CVE-2022-40764
Description
Snyk CLI before 1.996.0 allows arbitrary command execution, affecting Snyk IDE plugins and the snyk npm package. Exploitation could follow from the common practice of viewing untrusted files in the Visual Studio Code editor, for example. The original demonstration was with shell metacharacters in the vendor.json ignore field, affecting snyk-go-plugin before 1.19.1. This affects, for example, the Snyk TeamCity plugin (which does not update automatically) before 20220930.142957.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
snyknpm | < 1.996.0 | 1.996.0 |
snyk-go-pluginnpm | < 1.19.1 | 1.19.1 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
< 1.996.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.996.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/snyk/cli/releases/tag/v1.996.0nvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/snyk/snyk-go-plugin/releases/tag/v1.19.1nvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- support.snyk.io/hc/en-us/articles/7015908293789-CVE-2022-40764-Command-Injection-vulnerability-affecting-Snyk-CLI-versions-prior-to-1-996-0nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.imperva.com/blog/how-scanning-your-projects-for-security-issues-can-lead-to-remote-code-execution/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpqj-7cj6-hfj8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40764ghsaADVISORY
- www.imperva.com/blog/how-scanning-your-projects-for-security-issues-can-lead-to-remote-code-executionghsaWEB
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