How severe is GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4?

GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 affects the following packages: samsung-remote (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4?

Update samsung-remote to 1.3.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for samsung-remote. 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.

How do I mitigate GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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 does O3 Security protect against GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 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.

When was GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 was published on September 1, 2020 and was last updated on August 31, 2020. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

📦 npm

Not in CISA KEV

GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4

GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 is a remote code execution vulnerability in samsung-remote. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Command Injection in samsung-remote

Published

Sep 1, 2020

Updated

Aug 31, 2020

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Aug 31, 2020 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

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.

18other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

samsung-remotenpm

97downloads / week

Description

Versions of samsung-remote before 1.3.5 are vulnerable to command injection. This vulnerability is exploitable if user input is passed into the ip option of the package constructor.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.3.5 or later.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`samsung-remote`	all versions	1.3.5

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for samsung-remote. 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 samsung-remote to 1.3.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 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-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4 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-xhjx-mfr6-9rr4. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Versions of `samsung-remote` before 1.3.5 are vulnerable to command injection. This vulnerability is exploitable if user input is passed into the `ip` option of the package constructor. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.3.5 or later.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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