cobalt-cli downloads resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.
Priority LOW 27CWE-311Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311 and CWE-269.
Summary
cobalt-cli downloads resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00522 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | cobalt-cli node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | cobalt-cli (npm) | up to 2.5.8 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rwvj-jgc4-fqq5 |
- cobalt-cli node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cobalt-cli (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rwvj-jgc4-fqq5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cobalt-cli_project:cobalt-cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 2.3.2 | Vulnerable | Cobalt-cli Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:cobalt-cli_project:cobalt-cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Cobalt-cli Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10597
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwvj-jgc4-fqq5
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-10597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwvj-jgc4-fqq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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