SCA: security update for psnode (GHSA-m8fm-mv5w-33pv)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446800

Description

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

- This affects all versions of package psnode. If attacker-controlled user input is given to the kill
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. (CVE-2021-23375)

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 446800

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/31/2026

Updated: 8/31/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23375

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23375

cwe: CWE-77

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