CVE-2014-3741
The printDirect function in lib/printer.js in the node-printer module 0.0.1 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in the lpr command.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The printDirect function in lib/printer.js in the node-printer module 0.0.1 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in the lpr command.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.76% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- node-printer project/node-printer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer/commit/e001e38738c17219a1d9dd8c31f7d82b9c0013c7Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/printer_potential_command_injectionThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer/commit/e001e38738c17219a1d9dd8c31f7d82b9c0013c7Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/printer_potential_command_injectionThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.