Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting screenshot-desktop package, versions <1.15.2
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- published20 Aug 2025
- disclosed19 Aug 2025
- creditRichard Tweed
Introduced: 19 Aug 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade screenshot-desktop to version 1.15.2 or higher.
Overview
screenshot-desktop is a Capture a screenshot of your local machine
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the format option in the Snapshot functions. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the calling process by supplying crafted input to this option.
PoC
{ format: "; echo vulnerable > /tmp/hello;" }