Code Injection in morganGHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j
CRITICALGHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in morgan. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for morgan — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
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.
morgannpmDescription
Verisons of morgan before 1.9.1 are vulnerable to code injection when user input is allowed into the filter or combined with a prototype pollution attack.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.9.1 or later.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | morgan | all versions | 1.9.1npm install morgan@1.9.1 |
Affected Products
morganmorgan_projectResearch 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 morgan, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update morgan to 1.9.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j 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 GHSA-gwg9-rgvj-4h5j in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.