Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-16628oclif JIT Plugin Entry child_process.exec os command injection

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in oclif. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in oclif up to 4.23.16. Affected by this vulnerability is the function child_process.exec of the component JIT Plugin Entry Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument jitPlugins results in os command injection. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 939b045725e065baebc4587b8bccfd56731eed3d. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a oclif 4.23.04.23.14.23.24.23.34.23.44.23.54.23.64.23.7

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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