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
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
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | openjs |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
nvmnvm-sh |
|
References
- Fix commitpatch
- Release v0.40.4release-notes
- nvm GitHub repositoryproduct
- https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/pull/3380
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