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CVE-2026-89116

medium

The affected code used child_process.execSync with a shell string for generator installation and uninstallation.

The affected code used child_process.execSync with a shell string for generator installation and uninstallation. This allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the developer's privileges by manipulating the ApplicationWizard.installationLocation VS Code workspace configuration value. Because the value was passed directly to the shell without sanitisation, a malicious workspace repository could craft a settings.json that injects OS commands when a developer opens the project and triggers a generator installation.

CVSS
5.9
5.9 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (cna@sap.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-13 01:16
Modified: 2026-10-15 20:38
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC · record ↗

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