CVE-2021-23399

critical

Description

This affects all versions of package wincred. If attacker-controlled user input is given to the getCredential function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.

References

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WINCRED-1078538

https://github.com/rolangom/wincred/blob/3fd39186ee32add9c12046cdccf2765d19565335/index.ts%23L20

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-06-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00806