CVE-2020-37279
easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 OS Command Injection via merge function
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by injecting shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option. Attackers can supply file names or options containing double quotes, semicolons, $() or backticks, which child_process.exec() runs through a shell with the Node.js process privileges.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | karuppiah7890 |
| Product | easy-pdf-merge |
| Published | Oct 12, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
karuppiah7890 / easy-pdf-merge
0.1.0 ≤ 0.2.6
References
github.com: https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28 github.com: https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45 github.com: https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75 github.com: https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function
Credits
AGIPOO (Kim Jeong-hoon) Asjidkalam BrianWillows