Information disclosure in HackerOne nodemailer.js 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
nodemailer.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01158 67th 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 | nodemailer.js node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | nodemailer.js (npm) | up to 1.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx |
- nodemailer.js node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nodemailer.js (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer.js_project:nodemailer.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nodemailer.js Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer.js_project:nodemailer.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nodemailer.js Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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