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title: "CVE-2020-37279: easy-pdf-merge - Command Injection"
description: "easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains a command injection caused by injection of shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option, letting attackers execute OS commands with Node.js process privileges, exploit requires crafted input with shell metacharacters."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2020-37279/
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# CVE-2020-37279 easy-pdf-merge - Command Injection

easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 contains a command injection caused by injection of shell metacharacters into source paths, destination path, or maxHeap option, letting attackers execute OS commands with Node.js process privileges, exploit requires crafted input with shell metacharacters.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37279)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

12 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 0.2.6 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37279](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37279)
- [https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge](https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge)
- [https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75](https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75)
- [https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28](https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28)
- [https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45](https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-function)

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