CVE-2026-16489: A vulnerability was identified in jsforce up to 3.10.16
CVE-2026-16489 analysis covering impact, affected products, versions, remediation, and cross-checked defender guidance.
CVE-2026-16489 is a vulnerability published by NVD on 7/22/2026.
What happened
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.
Affected products and versions
- NVD has not published a normalized affected-product configuration yet.
Severity and weakness
CVSS: MEDIUM 5.3. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Weaknesses: CWE-77, CWE-78.
Known exploitation
No CISA KEV entry is currently attached to the NVD record.
What defenders should do
- Identify whether the affected product and version range exists in production.
- Review vendor advisories and release notes before change windows.
- Patch, upgrade, disable the vulnerable component, or apply vendor mitigations.
- Verify the running version after deployment, not only the package inventory.
Official and supporting references
- No vendor advisory tagged by NVD at draft time.