CVE-2026-55849

cyclonedx-node-npmVulnerabilityCVSS 8.5

@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials from npm projects. From 2.1.0 before 5.0.0, the CLI passes user-supplied --workspace values to a subshell without proper sanitization when npm_execpath is unset or empty, allowing arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the invoking user. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.0.

No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.

Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.

CVE-2026-55849 cyclonedx-node-npm Vulnerability

Severity metrics

CVSS 4.0 : 8.5 HIGH

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Attack requirementsNone

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionPassive

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Subsequent confidentialityNone

Subsequent integrityNone

Subsequent availabilityNone

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected & fixed versions by distribution

Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.

No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.

Sources

Advisory NVD CVE.org

Published 2026-07-08 · updated 2026-07-26 · source: NVD