CVE-2019-15598

A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/703415	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/703415	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:tree-kill_project:tree-kill:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Oct 2026, 13:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:treekill_project:treekill:1.0.0:::::node.js::	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tree-kill_project:tree-kill::::::node.js::*
First Time		Microsoft windows Tree-kill Project Microsoft Tree-kill Project tree-kill

Information

Published : 2019-12-18 21:15

Updated : 2026-10-23 13:58

NVD link : CVE-2019-15598

Mitre link : CVE-2019-15598

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-15598

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

tree-kill_project

tree-kill

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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