High severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2026-26318
systeminformation has Command Injection via Unsanitized `locate` Output in `versions()`
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Versions prior to 5.31.0 are vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized `locate` output in `versions()`. Version 5.31.0 fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SY
systeminformation · sebhildebrandt
< 5.31.0 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Developer Hub · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26318
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26318
Patch
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/b67d3715eec881038ccbaace2f2711419ac3e107
Exploit
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-5vv4-hvf7-2h46
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26318
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441124
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26318.json
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