GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94 screenshot-desktop vulnerable to command Injection via `format` option
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-55294
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- screenshot-desktop
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
- Reviewed
- 2025-08-19
Affected packages
• npm screenshot-desktop: < 1.15.2 → fixed in 1.15.2
Description
Impact
This vulnerability is a command injection issue.
When user-controlled input is passed into the `format` option of the screenshot function, it is interpolated into a shell command without sanitization.
An attacker can craft malicious input such as:
{ format: "; echo vulnerable > /tmp/hello;" }
This results in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the calling process.
Who is impacted:
Any application that accepts untrusted input and forwards it directly (or indirectly) into the `format` option is affected. If the library is used in a server-side context (e.g., API endpoints, web services), attackers may be able to exploit this remotely and without authentication, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.8 (Critical)
`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
Patches
The issue has been patched in version 1.15.2.
All users are strongly recommended to upgrade to 1.15.2 or later.
All earlier versions are vulnerable.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, developers should:
• Strictly validate or whitelist acceptable `format` values (e.g., `"jpeg"`, `"png"`, `"webp"`).
• Reject or sanitize any unexpected input before passing it to the library.
• Avoid allowing user-controlled data to reach the `format` option.
References
• CWE-78: OS Command Injection
• OWASP: Command Injection
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-55294 screenshot-desktop allows capturing a screenshot of your local machine. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/bencevans/screenshot-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55294 advisory
- https://github.com/bencevans/screenshot-desktop/commit/59c87b0c175eec76090e6ccde313f4fc5d569b78 web
- https://github.com/bencevans/screenshot-desktop package