{"id":"CVE-2020-37279","title":"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","summary":"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 fi…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"published":"2026-10-12","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T18:17:11.223","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37279","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01497,"epssPercentile":0.73538,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-12T22:05:40.348Z","slug":"CVE-2020-37279","body":"## Overview\n\neasy-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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}