CVE-2020-37279
8.1 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-10-12 · Updated 2026-10-16
AI analysis for this CVE has not been generated yet. Raw NVD data is shown below.
NVD description
easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by injecting shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option. Attackers can supply file names or options containing double quotes, semicolons, $() or backticks, which child_process.exec() runs through a shell with the Node.js process privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Public exploit & PoC references
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
All references
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
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