CVE-2025-55294
Critical
Description
screenshot-desktop allows capturing a screenshot of your local machine. This vulnerability is a command injection issue. When user-controlled input is passed into the format option of the screenshot function, it is interpolated into a shell command without sanitization. This results in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the calling process. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.2.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductScreenshot-desktop
PublishedAug 19, 2025
First seenAug 19, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-77Command injection
How to fix
Update
- screenshot-desktop1.15.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| screenshot-desktopnpm | v < 1.15.2 | 1.15.2 |
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