GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94

Aliases

CVE-2025-55294

Published

2025-08-19T20:17:45Z

Modified

2025-08-19T20:42:37Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

screenshot-desktop vulnerable to command Injection via `format` option

Details

Impact

This vulnerability is a command injection issue.
When user-controlled input is passed into the format option of the screenshot function, it is interpolated into a shell command without sanitization.
An attacker can craft malicious input such as:

{ format: "; echo vulnerable > /tmp/hello;" }

This results in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the calling process.

Who is impacted:
Any application that accepts untrusted input and forwards it directly (or indirectly) into the format option is affected. If the library is used in a server-side context (e.g., API endpoints, web services), attackers may be able to exploit this remotely and without authentication, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Patches

The issue has been patched in version 1.15.2.
All users are strongly recommended to upgrade to 1.15.2 or later.
All earlier versions are vulnerable.

Workarounds

If upgrading is not immediately possible, developers should:

Strictly validate or whitelist acceptable format values (e.g., "jpeg", "png", "webp").
Reject or sanitize any unexpected input before passing it to the library.
Avoid allowing user-controlled data to reach the format option.

References

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2025-08-19T20:17:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2025-08-19T18:15:29Z",
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}

References

Affected packages

npm / screenshot-desktop

Package

Name: screenshot-desktop; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/screenshot-desktop

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.15.2

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94/GHSA-gjx4-2c7g-fm94.json"