---
title: "CVE-2026-103473: Deno - Command Injection"
description: "Deno 2.7.0 through 2.9.7 on Windows contains a command injection caused by incorrect shell argument escaping in node:child_process, letting attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with Deno process privileges, exploit requires passing untrusted arguments with shell option."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-103473/
---

# CVE-2026-103473 Deno - Command Injection

Deno 2.7.0 through 2.9.7 on Windows contains a command injection caused by incorrect shell argument escaping in node:child\_process, letting attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with Deno process privileges, exploit requires passing untrusted arguments with shell option.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.47% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103473)

## 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

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 2.9.7 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-2026-103473](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103473)
- [https://github.com/denoland/deno](https://github.com/denoland/deno)
- [https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/0c071246a412575e07423263404a5d13e7ed6aa2/ext/node/polyfills/internal/child\_process.ts#L1339](https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/0c071246a412575e07423263404a5d13e7ed6aa2/ext/node/polyfills/internal/child_process.ts#L1339)
- [https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/0c071246a412575e07423263404a5d13e7ed6aa2/ext/node/polyfills/internal/child\_process.ts#L1499](https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/0c071246a412575e07423263404a5d13e7ed6aa2/ext/node/polyfills/internal/child_process.ts#L1499)
- [https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/36772](https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/36772)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/deno-2.7.0-through-2.9.7-command-injection-via-node-child-process](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/deno-2.7.0-through-2.9.7-command-injection-via-node-child-process)

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