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01 Record

CVE-2018-21268

The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter. This occurs because the Child.exec() method, which is considered to be

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score10.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
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02 Description

The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter. This occurs because the Child.exec() method, which is considered to be

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-06-25 16:56Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 12:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-06-25
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 10.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
Data version
5.1
Document digest
650f04f1a8302507a4d37dbf5e3b168881eca98d0256cc0b969139ad38fef545

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
traceroute_projecttracerouteNot specified—

06 References