CVE-2019-10788

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

im-metadata through 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "exec" argument. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands as part of the metadata options which is given to the "exec" function.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 83.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 4, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

report@snykhttps://github.com/Turistforeningen/node-im-metadata/commit/ea15dddbe0f65694bfde36b78dd488e90f246639
report@snykhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-IMMETADATA-544184
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Turistforeningen/node-im-metadata/commit/ea15dddbe0f65694bfde36b78dd488e90f246639
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-IMMETADATA-544184

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	im-metadata	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
im-metadata	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-78OS Command Injection

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 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 08:16 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-10788?

CVE-2019-10788 is a critical vulnerability published on February 4, 2020. im-metadata through 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "exec" argument. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands as part of the metadata options which is given to the "exec" function.

When was CVE-2019-10788 disclosed?

CVE-2019-10788 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 4, 2020, 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-2019-10788 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-10788 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 83.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-10788?

CVE-2019-10788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-10788?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-10788, 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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