The safe-eval module describes itself as a safer version of eval
Published Jun 7, 2018
10.0
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.49%
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.
Affected products
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- Version All versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Safe-Eval Node Module | n/a |
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- 0.0.0
- 0.1.0
- 0.2.0
- 0.3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
safe-eval
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed not fixed
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | safe-eval | 0 | not fixed |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 88.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02058) | 83.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.07% (0.03066) | 85.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.76% (0.36757) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.07% (0.03066) | 85.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 36.76% (0.36757) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 20.61% (0.20605) | 95.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 37.16% (0.37163) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.61% (0.20605) | 95.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 68.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 67.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 65.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 62.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656 Advisory
- https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/pull/13
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16088
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/337
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww6v-677g-p656 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/pull/13 | ||
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16088 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/337 |
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