CVE-2019-16777
Arbitrary File Overwrite in npm CLI
02 Description
Arbitrary File Overwrite in npm CLI
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
- 2.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2019-12-13 01:00Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 01:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-09-24
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e06a082c789a7d4f5349527703b239dfe7addcb15232a678c81d37efcc537863
05 Affected products
06 References
- blog.npmjs.orghttps://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli
- github.comhttps://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0059http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-595ce5e3cchttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/
- access.redhat.comRHEA-2020:0330https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0573https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0579https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0597https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0602https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202003-48https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
- Affected before 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- npm Fixed in 6.13.4-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
- Affected before 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e
- Affected before 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- npm Fixed in 6.13.4+ds-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- npm Fixed in 6.13.4+ds-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- npm Fixed in 6.13.4+ds-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- npm No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.