CVE-2026-1665

Command Injection in nvm via NVM_AUTH_HEADER in wget code path

State
Published
Severity
5.4 Medium
Published
Jan 29, 2026
Updated
Jan 30, 2026
Reserved
Jan 29, 2026

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Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in nvm (Node Version Manager) versions 0.40.3 and below. The nvm_download() function uses eval to execute wget commands, and the NVM_AUTH_HEADER environment variable was not sanitized in the wget code path (though it was sanitized in the curl code path). An attacker who can set environment variables in a victim's shell environment (e.g., via malicious CI/CD configurations, compromised dotfiles, or Docker images) can inject arbitrary shell commands that execute when the victim runs nvm commands that trigger downloads, such as 'nvm install' or 'nvm ls-remote'.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.05.4 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nopenjs

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nvmnvm-sh
  • 0.40.0 through 0.40.3Affected
  • 0.40.4Not affected

References

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