Description
@cgauge/yaml npm package contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by embedding a custom !js YAML tag whose construct callback unconditionally calls eval() on attacker-supplied string values during document parsing. Any application parsing untrusted YAML input with this library exposes full Node.js runtime authority, including environment variable access, filesystem read/write, network access, and subprocess execution, with no safe-mode alternative or opt-out mechanism available.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description @cgauge/yaml npm package contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by embedding a custom !js YAML tag whose construct callback unconditionally calls eval() on attacker-supplied string values during document parsing. Any application parsing untrusted YAML input with this library exposes full Node.js runtime authority, including environment variable access, filesystem read/write, network access, and subprocess execution, with no safe-mode alternative or opt-out mechanism available.
Title @cgauge/yaml npm Package Arbitrary Code Execution via eval() YAML Tag
Weaknesses CWE-95
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T14:29:17.384Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T20:34:00.154Z

Link: CVE-2026-76833

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T14:18:00.137

Modified: 2026-08-20T15:18:38.567

Link: CVE-2026-76833

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-95

    Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')