CVE-2024-36138 Affecting nodejs-21 package, versions <21.7.3-r13
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Mar 2026
- disclosed7 Sept 2024
Introduced: 7 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-36138 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Wolfi nodejs-21 to version 21.7.3-r13 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-21 package and not the nodejs-21 package as distributed by Wolfi.
See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.
Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.