Description

zx is a tool for writing better scripts. An attacker with control over environment variable values can inject unintended environment variables into `process.env`. This can lead to arbitrary command execution or unexpected behavior in applications that rely on environment variables for security-sensitive operations. Applications that process untrusted input and pass it through `dotenv.stringify` are particularly vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 8.3.2. Users should immediately upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not feasible, users can mitigate the vulnerability by sanitizing user-controlled environment variable values before passing them to `dotenv.stringify`. Specifically, avoid using `"`, `'`, and backticks in values, or enforce strict validation of environment variables before usage.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24959

CVSS Base Severity: LOW

CVSS Base Score: 1.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor: google

Product: zx

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/google/zx/security/advisories/GHSA-qwp8-x4ff-5h87
https://github.com/google/zx/pull/1094

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