HIGH 8.1 Microsoft
CVE-2024-36138
Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. A malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.
Affected Products
- cbl2 nodejs18 18.20.3-6
- azl3 nodejs 20.14.0-8 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-36138
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36138
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 was published on 2026-08-06 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 nodejs18 18.20.3-6, azl3 nodejs 20.14.0-8 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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