Description
systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Prior to 5.33.16, services() in lib/processes.js inserts a caller-supplied service name into a PowerShell Get-CimInstance filter after processing it with sanitizeShellString() in lib/util.js. On Windows, the sanitizer removes ASCII quotes but permits Unicode quotation marks that PowerShell accepts as string delimiters, allowing crafted input to terminate the filter and place a PowerShell expression in the command executed by util.powerShell(). The expression runs with the Node.js process account's permissions and may read or change accessible files, alter application data, or disrupt the service. The package does not expose a network service itself, so remote reachability depends on a consuming application forwarding attacker-controlled input to services() or getDynamicData(). This issue is fixed in version 5.33.16.
Published: 2026-10-26
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Prior to 5.33.16, services() in lib/processes.js inserts a caller-supplied service name into a PowerShell Get-CimInstance filter after processing it with sanitizeShellString() in lib/util.js. On Windows, the sanitizer removes ASCII quotes but permits Unicode quotation marks that PowerShell accepts as string delimiters, allowing crafted input to terminate the filter and place a PowerShell expression in the command executed by util.powerShell(). The expression runs with the Node.js process account's permissions and may read or change accessible files, alter application data, or disrupt the service. The package does not expose a network service itself, so remote reachability depends on a consuming application forwarding attacker-controlled input to services() or getDynamicData(). This issue is fixed in version 5.33.16.
Title systeminformation: Windows command injection in services() through Unicode quotation marks
Weaknesses CWE-78
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Sebhildebrandt Systeminformation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T20:18:33.224Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T15:03:39.035Z

Link: CVE-2026-116576

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-26T21:18:13.720

Modified: 2026-10-26T21:18:14.050

Link: CVE-2026-116576

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-26T20:18:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-116576 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T22:45:13Z

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