Low severity · published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-116673
systeminformation: Path traversal in Linux networkStats() allows symlink-based file disclosure outside /sys/class/net
New
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
systeminformation is a System and OS information library for node.js. Prior to 5.33.14, the Linux networkStats(iface) implementation uses the caller-supplied interface value in an fs.existsSync() check and to build /sys/class/net/<iface> paths, including the operstate path, without verifying that it is a single interface-name segment or that the resolved path remains under /sys/class/net. An attacker who can control iface and create a directory containing symlinked statistics files can use parent-directory components and symlink traversal to make the API return the first line of a file readable by the Node.js process. The package does not expose a network endpoint, and the demonstrated scenario requires local filesystem setup. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.14.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SY
systeminformation · sebhildebrandt
< 5.33.14 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116673
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116673
github.com
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/8d294b3139fec654a912969ac898037578a218cd
github.com
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/releases/tag/v5.33.14
github.com
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-4vjg-vx72-qq4g
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