CVE-2026-16631

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 47.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

1.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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.

Published

2026-07-22 23:30Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-23 13:44Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-22

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

47cda825afb7b4744653e3769e33bb61f595ba26ebfe10e2dfc0b1459559b83a

• vuldb.comVDB-382381 | publint package-manager pack.js child_process.exec os command injectionhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/382381vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-382381 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/382381/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comCVE-2026-16631 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16631third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #860239 | Node.js @publint/pack 0.1.4 OS Command Injectionhttps://vuldb.com/submit/860239third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/publint/publint/issues/236exploitissue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/publint/publint/pull/238issue-trackingpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/publint/publint/commit/adf2d9a09945fc98c85a2520a89f441d78b2dbd8patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/publint/publint/product