systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability

published 2023-09-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v , EUVD-2023-2512

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm systeminformation 5.21.7
systeminformation systeminformation 5.21.7

github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation@7972565 commit

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-42810 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 7.5

systeminformation: SSID Command Injection Vulnerability

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-24)

Exploit prediction

2.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	systeminformation	>=5.0.0, <5.21.7	5.21.7

Affected products

sebhildebrandt systeminformation
systeminformation systeminformation

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

github.com /sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392
web, patch
github.com /sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v
web, vendor-advisory
systeminformation.io /security.html
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42810
advisory
github.com /sebhildebrandt/systeminformation
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary