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TI-2023-12661 Aliases CVE-2023-28081GHSA-39xc-f34v-wjpw

Use after free in Meta Hermes

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-416Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A bytecode optimization bug in Hermes prior to commit e6ed9c1a4b02dc219de1648f44cd808a56171b81 could be used to cause an use-after-free and obtain arbitrary code execution via a carefully crafted payload. Note that this is only exploitable in cases where Hermes is used to execute untrusted JavaScript. Hence, most React Native applications are not affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00891 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hermes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMeta
  • cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hermes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Meta

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Facebook Hermes e6ed9c1a4b02dc219de1648f44cd808a56171b81

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28081
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39xc-f34v-wjpw

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2023-14306 Use after free in Meta Hermes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11181 Type confusion in Meta Hermes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-09388 Type confusion in Meta Hermes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-09387 Out-of-bounds write in Meta Hermes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01841 A logic vulnerability when handling the SaveGeneratorLong instruction in Facebook Hermes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01823 Stack-based buffer overflow in Meta Hermes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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