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CVE-2026-26318

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-26318 describes a command injection vulnerability in the systeminformation Node.js library, affecting versions prior to 5.31.0. This flaw stems from unsanitized 'locate' output within the 'versions()' function. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or proof-of-concept code. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention related to dependency updates.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.31.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:systeminformation:systeminformation:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 16,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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: systeminformationFixed in: 5.31.0
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer HubFixed in: rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2026-26318Important

systeminformation: systeminformation: Arbitrary code execution via unsanitized `locate` output

Feb 19, 2026
npmGHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46high

Command Injection via Unsanitized `locate` Output in `versions()` — systeminformation

Feb 18, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-26318
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26318.json
github.com / sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/b67d3715eec881038ccbaace2f2711419ac3e107
Patch
github.com / sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory