Back to CVE records
High 8.8Published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2026-26318systeminformation has Command Injection via Unsanitized `locate` Output in `versions()`
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects sebhildebrandt systeminformation and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
Do this next
Start free and add your stack
Free account, 1 product
systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the issue.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
sebhildebrandt systeminformation sebhildebrandt:systeminformation (from the name) | before 5.31.0 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Developer Hub redhat:rhdh | 1 | CISA ADP |
systeminformation systeminformation systeminformation:systeminformation | before 5.31.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46x-refsource-confirm, exploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/b67d3715eec881038ccbaace2f2711419ac3e107x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26318
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441124
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26318.json
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.