Critical

Remote code execution in broccoli-compass

  • Disclosed: 24.04.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

broccoli-compass v0.2.4 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the child_process function.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package broccoli-compass <= 0.2.4 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
Platform
npm
Package
broccoli-compass
Disclosed
24.04.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wq8f-xmq3-5vq9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: broccoli-compass

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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