Information disclosure in HackerOne tkinter node module
Priority LOW 35CWE-506Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506 and CWE-200.
Summary
tkinter was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0109 65th 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 | tkinter node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | tkinter (npm) | 0.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rwg6-3fmj-w4wx |
- tkinter node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- tkinter (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rwg6-3fmj-w4wx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tkinter_package:tkinter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Tkinter Package |
- cpe:2.3:a:tkinter_package:tkinter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tkinter Package
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16061
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwg6-3fmj-w4wx
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwg6-3fmj-w4wx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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