CVE-2026-16489

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was identified in jsforce up to 3.10.16. This issue affects the function _execCommand in the library lib/registry/sfdx.js of the component SFDX Connection Registry. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
64%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 21, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Command injection in jsforce CLI when using the SFDX connection registry · Issue #1805 · jsforce/jsforce · GitHub

https://github.com/jsforce/jsforce/issues/1805
generic

GitHub - jsforce/jsforce: Salesforce API Library for JavaScript applications (both on Node.js and web browser) · GitHub

https://github.com/jsforce/jsforce/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16489(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16489?
CVE-2026-16489 is a medium vulnerability published on July 21, 2026. A vulnerability was identified in jsforce up to 3.10.16. This issue affects the function _execCommand in the library lib/registry/sfdx.js of the component SFDX Connection Registry. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit…
When was CVE-2026-16489 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16489 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16489 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16489 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 36.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16489?
CVE-2026-16489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16489?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16489, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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