CVE-2017-16226

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The static-eval module is intended to evaluate statically-analyzable expressions. In affected versions, untrusted user input is able to access the global function constructor, effectively allowing arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
HackerOne	static-eval node module node module	<=1.1.1

References

https://github.com/substack/static-eval/pull/18Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://maustin.net/articles/2017-10/static_evalThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/548Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/substack/static-eval/pull/18Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://maustin.net/articles/2017-10/static_evalThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/548Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 7, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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