GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 is a high-severity (CVSS 8) CWE-77 vulnerability in gry. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
gry vulnerable to Command Injection
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.
grynpmDescription
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IonicaBizau node-gry up to 5.x. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to command injection. Upgrading to version 6.0.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 5108446c1e23960d65e8b973f1d9486f9f9dbd6c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218019.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | gry | all versions | 6.0.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gry. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update gry to 6.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-w5mw-f2hq-5fw8 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.