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TI-2026-24833 Aliases CVE-2026-32304GHSA-vh9h-29pq-r5m8

Locutus: RCE via unsanitized input in create_function()

Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · 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
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Locutus brings stdlibs of other programming languages to JavaScript for educational purposes. Prior to 3.0.14, the create_function(args, code) function passes both parameters directly to the Function constructor without any sanitization, allowing arbitrary code execution. This is distinct from CVE-2026-29091 which was call_user_func_array using eval() in v2.x. This finding affects create_function using new Function() in v3.x. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.14.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00647 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial locutus (locutusjs): 3.0.14locutus (npm): 3.0.14Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
locutusjslocutusbefore 3.0.143.0.14Patch availableCNA
—locutus (npm)before 3.0.143.0.14Patch availableGHSA-vh9h-29pq-r5m8
  • locutus Vendorlocutusjs Affected before 3.0.14 Fixed in 3.0.14 Patch available CNA
  • locutus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.14 Fixed in 3.0.14 Patch available GHSA-vh9h-29pq-r5m8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:locutus:locutus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 3.0.14Vulnerablelocutusjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:locutus:locutus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.0.14 Vulnerable ·locutusjs

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA locutus (locutusjs) Fixed in 3.0.14
  • Fix · GHSA-vh9h-29pq-r5m8 locutus (npm) Fixed in 3.0.14 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShiftAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32304
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh9h-29pq-r5m8
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
  4. 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-26333 Locutus has Prototype Pollution via __proto__ Key Injection in unserialize() CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-23234 Locutus: Remote Code Execution (RCE) in locutus call_user_func_array due to Code Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-26334 Locutus Prototype Pollution due to incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25521 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2020-06239 Prototype pollution in locutus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-20630 Locutus is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2021-06085 Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in locutus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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