CVE-2026-1665CWE-78CWE-95

Command Injection in nvm via NVM_AUTH_HEADER in wget code path

Medium · published January 29, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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'.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00790 · 55.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'); CWE-95 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Published
2026-01-29T23:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JAN 23:04Z
    Command Injection in nvm via NVM_AUTH_HEADER in wget code path
    cvelistv5