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Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-08 18:16 – Updated: 2025-10-08 18:16
VLAI
Summary
Deno is Vulnerable to Command Injection on Windows During Batch File Execution
Details

Summary

Deno versions up to 2.5.1 are vulnerable to Command Line Injection attacks on Windows when batch files are executed.

Details

In Windows, CreateProcess() always implicitly spawns cmd.exe if a batch file (.bat, .cmd, etc.) is being executed even if the application does not specify it via the command line. This makes Deno vulnerable to a command injection attack on Windows as demonstrated by the two proves-of-concept below.

PoC

Using node:child_process (with the env and run permissions):

const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
const child = spawn('./test.bat', ['&calc.exe']);

Using Deno.Command.spawn() (with the run permission):

const command = new Deno.Command('./test.bat', {
  args: ['&calc.exe'],
});
const child = command.spawn();

Impact

Both of these scripts result in opening calc.exe on Windows, thus allowing a Command Line Injection attack when user-provided arguments are passed if the script being executed by the child process is a batch script.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "deno"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-61787"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-08T18:16:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-08T02:15:41Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nDeno versions up to 2.5.1 are vulnerable to Command Line Injection attacks on Windows when batch files are executed.\n\n### Details\nIn Windows, ``CreateProcess()`` always implicitly spawns ``cmd.exe`` if a batch file (.bat, .cmd, etc.) is being executed even if the application does not specify it via the command line. This makes Deno vulnerable to a command injection attack on Windows as demonstrated by the two proves-of-concept below.\n\n### PoC\nUsing `node:child_process` (with the `env` and `run` permissions):\n```JS\nconst { spawn } = require(\u0027node:child_process\u0027);\nconst child = spawn(\u0027./test.bat\u0027, [\u0027\u0026calc.exe\u0027]);\n```\nUsing `Deno.Command.spawn()` (with the `run` permission):\n```JS\nconst command = new Deno.Command(\u0027./test.bat\u0027, {\n  args: [\u0027\u0026calc.exe\u0027],\n});\nconst child = command.spawn();\n```\n\n### Impact\nBoth of these scripts result in opening calc.exe on Windows, thus allowing a Command Line Injection attack when user-provided arguments are passed if the script being executed by the child process is a batch script.",
  "id": "GHSA-m2gf-x3f6-8hq3",
  "modified": "2025-10-08T18:16:24Z",
  "published": "2025-10-08T18:16:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/security/advisories/GHSA-m2gf-x3f6-8hq3"
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61787"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/30818"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/commit/8a0990ccd37bafd8768176ca64b906ba2da2d822"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.2.15"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.5.2"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Deno is Vulnerable to Command Injection on Windows During Batch File Execution"
}



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