CVE-2020-37279
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 file names or options containing double quotes, semicolons, $() or backticks, which child_process.exec() runs through a shell with the Node.js process privileges.
Published:Oct 12, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 13, 2026
EPS:Oct 12, 2026
EPSS Score:0.01497
CVSS Score:8.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Karuppiah7890
Product
Easy-pdf-merge
Karuppiah7890
Easy-pdf-merge
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
