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CVE-2021-23356

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.6 EPSS 1.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.6. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-23356
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.6
EPSS
1.15%

Original NVD Description

This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization in the index.js file.