CVE-2026-78847
An issue in gray-matter All versions (verified on 4.0.3) allows the JavaScript engine in lib/engines.js using eval() to parse front matter when language is js/javascript.This allows arbitrary code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue in gray-matter All versions (verified on 4.0.3) allows the JavaScript engine in lib/engines.js using eval() to parse front matter when language is js/javascript.This allows arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-95
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 22 September 2026 to 0.6% on 27 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.