CVE-2016-10620: Atom-Node-Module-Installer Project Atom-Node-Module-Installer

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

atom-node-module-installer installs node modules for atom-shell applications. atom-node-module-installer binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Affected products

• Atom-Node-Module-Installer Project Atom-Node-Module-Installer: up to and including 0.9.0

Published 2018-06-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.