Exploited

CVE-2021-21315

systeminformation (npm) systeminformation · Frameworks and libraries

System Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection

At a glance

Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on January 18, 2022.

Affected product: systeminformation (npm) systeminformation (category Frameworks and libraries, indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: Npm package System Information Library for Node.JS.

What should I do?

Apply the security update from systeminformation (npm).

Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 14 days (due February 1, 2022). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.

The vendor’s specific advisory is listed in the NVD references: CVE-2021-21315 on the NVD website.

Original text of the required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

February 16, 2021 Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
January 18, 2022 Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
February 1, 2022 CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies

The facts, with their sources

Exploitation confirmed: Yes, on January 18, 2022 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
Ransomware: No known use to date That does not guarantee it is not being used: the information is not public. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
Hunt for compromise: Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
CISA required action: Apply the security update from systeminformation (npm). Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
CISA deadline: February 1, 2022, 14 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
Vulnerability published: February 16, 2021 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 11:29 UTC
Product according to CISA: Npm package System Information Library for Node.JS Filed by this site under “Frameworks and libraries” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 11:25 UTC
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 11:29 UTC

Severity and activity

7.8 / 10 CVSS severity: high

Score from the NVD. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

— Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

Description

The System Information Library for Node.JS (npm package "systeminformation") is an open source collection of functions to retrieve detailed hardware, system and OS information. In systeminformation before version 5.3.1 there is a command injection vulnerability. Problem was fixed in version 5.3.1. As a workaround instead of upgrading, be sure to check or sanitize service parameters that are passed to si.inetLatency(), si.inetChecksite(), si.services(), si.processLoad() ... do only allow strings, reject any arrays. String sanitation works as expected.

In this vulnerability, an attacker can send a malicious payload that will exploit the name parameter. After successful exploitation, attackers can execute remote.

Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).

CERT-FR advisories

No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.

Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.

Sources for this page

CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).