CVE-2026-42290: protobuf.js is Vulnerable to OS Command Injection in the CLI

May 12, 2026 (updated May 14, 2026)

pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted by the shell instead of being passed to JSDoc as plain arguments.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-f84p-cvgm-xgjj
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-cli-v1.2.1
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-cli-v2.0.2
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-f84p-cvgm-xgjj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42290

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