CVE-2021-45459: Node-Windows Project Node-Windows

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

lib/cmd.js in the node-windows package before 1.0.0-beta.6 for Node.js allows command injection via the PID parameter.

Affected products

• Node-Windows Project Node-Windows: up to and including 0.1.14; version 1.0.0 only

Published 2021-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.