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TI-2017-11783 Aliases CVE-2017-16062GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8

Information disclosure in HackerOne node-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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506 and CWE-200.

Summary

node-tkinter was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01059 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed node-tkinter (npm): 1.0.3

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnenode-tkinter node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—node-tkinter (npm)before 1.0.31.0.3Patch availableGHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8
  • node-tkinter node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • node-tkinter (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.3 Fixed in 1.0.3 Patch available GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:node-tkinter_project:node-tkinter:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*all versionsVulnerableNode-tkinter Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:node-tkinter_project:node-tkinter:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Node-tkinter Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8 node-tkinter (npm) Fixed in 1.0.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16062
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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