How severe is CVE-2020-26274?

CVE-2020-26274 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10, rated HIGH. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2020-26274?

CVE-2020-26274 affects the following packages: systeminformation (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26274?

Update systeminformation to 4.31.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-26274 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2020-26274 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for systeminformation, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2020-26274 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Is CVE-2020-26274 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2020-26274 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-26274?

CVE-2020-26274 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 2.7%, placing it in the 86th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-26274?

CVE-2020-26274 is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2020-26274 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2020-26274 was published on December 16, 2020 and was last updated on August 7, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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📦 npm

Not in CISA KEV

HIGH severity

CVE-2020-26274 — systeminformation

HIGHFix: sebhildebrandt/systeminformation@1faadcb

CVE-2020-26274 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in systeminformation. A fix is available for systeminformation — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Command Injection Vulnerability in systeminformation

Also known asGHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74

Published

Dec 16, 2020

Updated

Aug 7, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 8, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

2.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs86th percentile — riskier than 86% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-26274 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

1Kother npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

systeminformationnpm

17.8Mdownloads / week

Description

Impact

command injection vulnerability

Patches

Problem was fixed with a shell string sanitation fix. Please upgrade to version >= 4.31.1

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameter strings that are passed to si.inetLatency()

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in systeminformation

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`systeminformation`	all versions	4.31.1`npm install systeminformation@4.31.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

systeminformationsysteminformation

< 4.31.1

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for systeminformation, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update systeminformation to 4.31.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-26274 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact command injection vulnerability ### Patches Problem was fixed with a shell string sanitation fix. Please upgrade to version >= 4.31.1 ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameter strings that are passed to si.inetLatency() ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [systeminformation](https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)