GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-9c88-49p5-5ggf Systeminformation has a Command Injection via unsanitized interface parameter in wifi.js retry path

HIGH Published 2026-02-18 Modified 2026-02-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-26280
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
systeminformation
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Reviewed
2026-02-18

Affected packages

• npm systeminformation: < 5.30.8 → fixed in 5.30.8

Description

Summary A command injection vulnerability in the `wifiNetworks()` function allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via an unsanitized network interface parameter in the retry code path. Details In `lib/wifi.js`, the `wifiNetworks()` function sanitizes the `iface` parameter on the initial call (line 437). However, when the initial scan returns empty results, a `setTimeout` retry (lines 440-441) calls `getWifiNetworkListIw(iface)` with the original unsanitized `iface` value, which is passed directly to `execSync('iwlist ${iface} scan')`. PoC 1. Install `[email protected]` 2. Call `si.wifiNetworks('eth0; id')` 3. The first call sanitizes input, but if results are empty, the retry executes: `iwlist eth0; id scan` Impact Remote Code Execution (RCE). Any application passing user-controlled input to `si.wifiNetworks()` is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the Node.js process.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-26280 systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

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