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TI-2016-08598 Aliases CVE-2016-10557GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf

Cryptographic flaw in HackerOne appium-chromedriver node module

Priority LOW 37CWE-311Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01097 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed appium-chromedriver node module (HackerOne): 2.9.4appium-chromedriver (npm): 2.9.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOneappium-chromedriver node modulebefore 2.9.42.9.4Patch availableCNA
—appium-chromedriver (npm)before 2.9.42.9.4Patch availableGHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf
  • appium-chromedriver node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 2.9.4 Fixed in 2.9.4 Patch available CNA
  • appium-chromedriver (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.4 Fixed in 2.9.4 Patch available GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:appium:appium-chromedriver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2.9.4Vulnerableappium
  • cpe:2.3:a:appium:appium-chromedriver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.9.4 Vulnerable ·appium

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA appium-chromedriver node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 2.9.4
  • Fix · GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf appium-chromedriver (npm) Fixed in 2.9.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10557
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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