CVE-2020-37279
easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows…
- Risk score
- 68/100
- CVSS
- 8.1 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 1.5%
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by injecting shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option. Attackers can supply file names or options containing double quotes, semicolons, $() or backticks, which …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.1 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function
- https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28
Original description
easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by injecting shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option. Attackers can supply file names or options containing double quotes, semicolons, $() or backticks, which child_process.exec() runs through a shell with the Node.js process privileges.
Last activity 12 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.