systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the issue.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are
    vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the
    issue. (CVE-2026-26318)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are     vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the     issue. (CVE-2026-26318)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
463965	Echo: systeminformation: security update to 5.31.0	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
463965	Echo: systeminformation: security update to 5.31.0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
318409	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-26318	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
437843	SCA: security update for systeminformation (GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
437843	SCA: security update for systeminformation (GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-26318

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Tenable Plugins

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