CVE-2017-16042

CRITICALNVD 9.8

9.8

Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: 57.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 4, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

support@hackeronehttps://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60
support@hackeronehttps://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61
support@hackeronehttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
growl	—	1.10.0	—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 16:05 UTCOSV refresh
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-16042?

CVE-2017-16042 is a critical vulnerability published on June 4, 2018. Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.

When was CVE-2017-16042 disclosed?

CVE-2017-16042 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 4, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-16042 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-16042 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 57.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-16042?

CVE-2017-16042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-16042?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-16042, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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