CVE-2025-64756 | glob CLI: Command injection via -c/--cmd executes matches with shell:true

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Glob matches files using patterns the shell uses. Starting in version 10.2.0 and prior to versions 10.5.0 and 11.1.0, the glob CLI contains a command injection vulnerability in its -c/--cmd option that allows arbitrary command execution when processing files with malicious names. When glob -c <command> <patterns> are used, matched filenames are passed to a shell with shell: true, enabling shell metacharacters in filenames to trigger command injection and achieve arbitrary code execution under the user or CI account privileges. This issue has been patched in versions 10.5.0 and 11.1.0.

Published: 2025-11-17 Last update: 2025-12-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-64756 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-64756

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-64756

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-03 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
2 2025-11-23 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-64756

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-64756

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-64756

GHSA-5j98-mcp5-4vw2 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — glob CLI: Command injection via -c/--cmd executes matches with shell:true

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-64756

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2025-64756: 1 source package rows (npm); 12 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 1, open 11. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-64756
debian unimportant CVE-2025-64756 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (node-glob), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-64756
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-64756
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-64756 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (node-glob), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64756

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-64756

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isaacs glob >= 10.2.0, < 10.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:glob:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
isaacs glob >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:glob:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2025-64756

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