VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16088
The safe-eval module describes itself as a safer version of eval.
CRITICAL 10.0EPSS 3.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-610
- Affected
- safe-eval project/safe-eval
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.