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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-29369

The gnuplot package prior to version 0.1.0 for Node.js allows code execution via shell metacharacters in Gnuplot commands.

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CVE-2021-29369
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31 Oct 2026, 11:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-29369

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 May 2021, 12:15 UTC

The gnuplot package prior to version 0.1.0 for Node.js allows code execution via shell metacharacters in Gnuplot commands.

osv:CVE-2021-29369
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29369",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:37.407684476Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385770,
  "published_at": "2021-05-03T12:15:07.503+00:00"
}