{"id":"CVE-2026-73231","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73231","summary":"Faker generates massive amounts of fake data in the browser and Node.js. Prior to 10.5.0, the faker.helpers.fake method in src/modules/helpers/eval.ts allows attacker-controlled fake…","details":"Faker generates massive amounts of fake data in the browser and Node.js. Prior to 10.5.0, the faker.helpers.fake method in src/modules/helpers/eval.ts allows attacker-controlled fake templates to access the Function constructor through fakeEval.resolveProperty when a function returns another function, enabling arbitrary JavaScript code execution. This issue is fixed in version 10.5.0.","published":"2026-08-11T20:18:48.400","modified":"2026-08-11T20:18:48.400","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/faker-js/faker/commit/54586208f904012f57c50b46cc1ad32bcbe4bfb7","label":"faker-js/faker@5458620"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/faker-js/faker/commit/54586208f904012f57c50b46cc1ad32bcbe4bfb7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/faker-js/faker/pull/3852"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/faker-js/faker/releases/tag/v10.5.0"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/faker-js/faker/security/advisories/GHSA-qxc2-j82w-r537"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-11T20:18:48.400"}}