The safe-eval module describes itself as a safer version of eval.
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-610Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The safe-eval module describes itself as a safer version of eval. By accessing the object constructors, un-sanitized user input can access the entire standard library and effectively break out of the sandbox.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03441 89th 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 | safe-eval node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | safe-eval (npm) | up to 0.3.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656 |
- safe-eval node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- safe-eval (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.0.0 | Vulnerable | Safe-eval Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.0 | Vulnerable | Safe-eval Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.2.0 | Vulnerable | Safe-eval Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | Safe-eval Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Safe-eval Project
- cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Safe-eval Project
- cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Safe-eval Project
- cpe:2.3:a:safe-eval_project:safe-eval:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Safe-eval Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656
References
Advisory 5
More Safe-eval Project Safe-eval vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11346 Prototype pollution in safe-eval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-09459 Prototype pollution in safe-eval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11347 Prototype pollution in safe-eval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-06230 Sandbox Escape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-16088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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