CVE-2017-16042
Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
- 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
- 4.58% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-78
- Affected
- growl project/growl
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 4.6% since 27 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
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.