CVE-2017-16003

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

windows-build-tools is a module for installing C++ Build Tools for Windows using npm. windows-build-tools versions below 1.0.0 download resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested resources with an attacker controlled copy if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-311

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 29, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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