An issue was discovered in the node-serialize package 0.0.4 for Node.js.
Priority HIGH 77CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the node-serialize package 0.0.4 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the unserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.61285 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | node-serialize (npm) | up to 0.0.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-q4v7-4rhw-9hqm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- node-serialize (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-q4v7-4rhw-9hqm
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:node-serialize_project:node-serialize:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.0.4 | Vulnerable | Node-serialize Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:node-serialize_project:node-serialize:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Node-serialize Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5941
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4v7-4rhw-9hqm
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2017-5941 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5941 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4v7-4rhw-9hqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5941 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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