nvm executes commands from a malicious Node.js mirror's version strings
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-10796 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | openjs |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-04 18:16:28 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-04 20:33:13 UTC |
| Description | nvm (Node Version Manager) through 0.40.4 executes arbitrary commands from version strings supplied by the configured Node.js/io.js mirror. Commands such as `nvm install` read the available versions from the mirror's index.tab and use the selected version, without sanitization, to build download URLs and shell/awk commands. Two sinks are affected by the same untrusted input: nvm_download() built a curl/wget command string and ran it with `eval`, so a version field containing command substitution (for example $(id)) was executed by the local shell; and nvm_get_checksum() interpolated the version-derived download slug into an awk program, so a crafted version could execute arbitrary commands via awk's system(). An attacker who controls the configured mirror, supplies mirror content to a user or CI on a non-default mirror, or machine-in-the-middles a non-TLS mirror can ∴ run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running nvm. The default mirror (https://nodejs.org over TLS) is not affected. Fixed on master (pending the next tagged release) by passing every argument as a literal argv element instead of using eval, by passing the value to awk as data via -v instead of interpolating it into the program, and by rejecting any version outside the Node.js/io.js version grammar before it is used. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.5 HIGH from ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
ActiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openjsf | Node Version Manager | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/security/advisories/GHSA-3c52-35h2-gfmm | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/90bb88748ba6c29c2cec73b18ed7057413aef308 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | github.com | Patch |
| github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/70fb4ede6b9731d75d86451d48caa5faffbec21c | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | github.com | Patch |
| github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/6d870d182cd5333647ffa16c0d7dbcd817ec27a8 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | github.com | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: DavidCarliez reported the `nvm_download` eval sink (en)
CNA: `nvm_get_checksum` `awk` sink was identified during remediation via an internal audit, fixed by ljharb (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.