Remote Code Execution in pi_video_recording

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

not scored

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

All versions of pivideorecording are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Due to insufficient input validation the server executes arbitrary code through the /api/record/start endpoint. After running the server, curl -POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"filename": " || touch /tmp/worked;"}' http://localhost:5000/api/record/startcreates a file in the /tmp/ directory Recommendation No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

Published by the source

2 Sep 2020, 15:55 UTC

Last modified by the source

9 Jan 2023, 05:03 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x

Advisory: Remote Code Execution in pi_video_recording
IDs: GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm pi_video_recording: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls pi_video_recording --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on pi_video_recording.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x (OSV record GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x lists affected ranges: npm pi_video_recording >=0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9wjh-jr2j-6r4x lists affected ranges: npm pi_video_recording >=0)

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