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CVE-2018-13797

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-13797 is a critical arbitrary command injection vulnerability affecting the macaddress module prior to version 0.2.9 for Node.js. This flaw stems from the module's use of an unsanitized input within an exec call, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-macaddress_project:node-macaddress:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0666 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: macaddressFixed in: 0.2.9
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Quay 3Fixed in: quay/quay-rhel8

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7critical

Command Injection in macaddress

Sep 6, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-13797Critical

nodejs-macaddress: improper input validation leading to command injection

Jun 11, 2018

References

github.com / scravy/node-macaddress/commit/358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad2332
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / scravy/node-macaddress/pull/20
Third Party Advisory
github.com / scravy/node-macaddress/releases/tag/0.2.9
PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
news.ycombinator.com / item
ExploitThird Party Advisory