8.1

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36138: nodejs Ubuntu

Published
Published 07-09-2024Last modified 04-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36138 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in nodejs Ubuntu.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 8.1 (OSV · Ubuntu); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS not yet published

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2024-36138

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    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

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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