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CVE-2022-29080 — npm-dependency-versions

CRITICAL

CVE-2022-29080 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in npm-dependency-versions. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Command injection in npm-dependency-versions

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs82th percentile — riskier than 82% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
1.68%2.06%2.44%2.82%2.3%2.2%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

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

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.

0other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream
npm-dependency-versionsnpm
8downloads / week

Description

The npm-dependency-versions package through 0.3.0 for Node.js allows command injection if an attacker is able to call dependencyVersions with a JSON object in which pkgs is a key, and there are shell metacharacters in a value.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmnpm-dependency-versionsall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
npm-dependency-versionsnpm-dependency-versions_project
≤ 0.3.0
range
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

The npm-dependency-versions package through 0.3.0 for Node.js allows com…

github.comNVDApr 2022

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

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

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of npm-dependency-versions for CVE-2022-29080. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    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

The npm-dependency-versions package through 0.3.0 for Node.js allows command injection if an attacker is able to call dependencyVersions with a JSON object in which pkgs is a key, and there are shell metacharacters in a value.
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CVE-2022-29080: npm-dependency (Critical 9.8)