CVE-2022-0764 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) OS Command Injection vulnerability in strapi. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for strapi — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Arbitrary Command Injection in strapi/strapi
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
strapinpmDescription
When creating a strapi app using npxcreate-strapi-app, we can inject arbitrary commands through the template cli argument as per the code in this particular link, this happens due to improper sanitization of user input.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | strapi | all versions | 4.1.0npm install strapi@4.1.0 |
Affected Products
strapistrapiResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for strapi, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update strapi to 4.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-0764 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
Is CVE-2022-0764 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.