Command Injection Affecting @wdio/browserstack-service package, versions <9.23.3
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- published12 May 2026
- disclosed11 May 2026
- creditRavishanker Kusuma
Introduced: 11 May 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade @wdio/browserstack-service to version 9.23.3 or higher.
Overview
@wdio/browserstack-service is a WebdriverIO service for better Browserstack integration
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the getGitMetadataForAISelection function. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host system by supplying a malicious git repository with a branch name containing shell command payloads, which are then interpolated into shell commands without sanitization.