CVE-2026-10796
nvm executes commands from a malicious Node.js mirror's version strings
Description
nvm (Node Version Manager) through 0.40.4 executes arbitrary commands from version strings supplied by the configured Node.js/io.js mirror. Commands such as `nvm install` read the available versions from the mirror's index.tab and use the selected version, without sanitization, to build download URLs and shell/awk commands. Two sinks are affected by the same untrusted input: nvm_download() built a curl/wget command string and ran it with `eval`, so a version field containing command substitution (for example $(id)) was executed by the local shell; and nvm_get_checksum() interpolated the version-derived download slug into an awk program, so a crafted version could execute arbitrary commands via awk's system(). An attacker who controls the configured mirror, supplies mirror content to a user or CI on a non-default mirror, or machine-in-the-middles a non-TLS mirror can ∴ run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running nvm. The default mirror (https://nodejs.org over TLS) is not affected. Fixed on master (pending the next tagged release) by passing every argument as a literal argv element instead of using eval, by passing the value to awk as data via -v instead of interpolating it into the program, and by rejecting any version outside the Node.js/io.js version grammar before it is used.
INFO
Published Date :
June 4, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 4, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb |
Solution
- Update Node Version Manager (NVM) to the latest release.
- Avoid using untrusted or non-default Node.js mirrors.
- Ensure mirror communication uses TLS for security.
- Consider restricting mirror configurations for users.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/security/advisories/GHSA-3c52-35h2-gfmm -
New CVE Received by ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
Jun. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description nvm (Node Version Manager) through 0.40.4 executes arbitrary commands from version strings supplied by the configured Node.js/io.js mirror. Commands such as `nvm install` read the available versions from the mirror's index.tab and use the selected version, without sanitization, to build download URLs and shell/awk commands. Two sinks are affected by the same untrusted input: nvm_download() built a curl/wget command string and ran it with `eval`, so a version field containing command substitution (for example $(id)) was executed by the local shell; and nvm_get_checksum() interpolated the version-derived download slug into an awk program, so a crafted version could execute arbitrary commands via awk's system(). An attacker who controls the configured mirror, supplies mirror content to a user or CI on a non-default mirror, or machine-in-the-middles a non-TLS mirror can ∴ run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running nvm. The default mirror (https://nodejs.org over TLS) is not affected. Fixed on master (pending the next tagged release) by passing every argument as a literal argv element instead of using eval, by passing the value to awk as data via -v instead of interpolating it into the program, and by rejecting any version outside the Node.js/io.js version grammar before it is used. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/6d870d182cd5333647ffa16c0d7dbcd817ec27a8 Added Reference https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/70fb4ede6b9731d75d86451d48caa5faffbec21c Added Reference https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/commit/90bb88748ba6c29c2cec73b18ed7057413aef308 Added Reference https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/security/advisories/GHSA-3c52-35h2-gfmm