CVE-2017-16034
Published:August 19, 2025
Updated:September 10, 2026
Affected versions of "pidusage" pass unsanitized input to "child_process.exec()", resulting in arbitrary code execution in the "ps" method. This package is vulnerable to this PoC on Darwin, SunOS, FreeBSD, and AIX. Windows and Linux are not vulnerable.
Affected Packages
pidusage (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <1.1.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.1.5Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.33