CVE-2025-66219 json
willitmerge has a command Injection vulnerability
published 2025-11-26 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 32 d ago also GHSA-j9wj-m24m-7jj6 , EUVD-2025-199766
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
willitmerge is a command line tool to check if pull requests are mergeable. In versions 0.2.1 and prior, there is a command Injection vulnerability in willitmerge. The vulnerability manifests in this package due to the use of insecure child process execution API (exec) to which it concatenates user input, whether provided to the command-line flag, or is in user control in the target repository. At time of publication, no known fix is public.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/shama/willitmerge/security/advisories/GHSA-j9wj-m24m-7jj6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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 |
| NVD | 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 | willitmerge | <=0.2.1 |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- shama willitmerge
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
-
github.com
/shama/willitmerge/security/advisories/GHSA-j9wj-m24m-7jj6
exploit, web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/shama/willitmerge/blob/2fe91d05191fb05ac6da685828d109a3a5885028/lib/willitmerge.js#L189-L197
web, product
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66219
advisory
-
github.com
/shama/willitmerge
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-66219
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j9wj-m24m-7jj6
- NVD CVE-2025-66219
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