8.1

CVE-2024-36138: nodejs node

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AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-36138CGA-5qcw-88mj-25cvCGA-m4v6-mgf2-3rjc
Published 07-09-2024Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36138 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 8.1 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.10%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 9
MGASA-2024-0282OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14435-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15802-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11110-1SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1SUSE-SU-2024:2542-1

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.10% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard2 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.2-r16
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r13
Wolfi2 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.2-r16
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r13
Alpine1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Nodejs1 product
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.20.4 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.15.1 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.* | ≥ 22.0, < 22.4.1

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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