CVE-2017-16066
opencv.js is malware
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
- Record
CVE-2017-16066- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-506, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
- Record
CVE-2017-16066- Weakness
- CWE-506
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0369 No score
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0369- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hxw-r847-qfwp
opencv.js is malware
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
- Record
GHSA-5hxw-r847-qfwp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-506
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5hxw-r847-qfwp
opencv.js is malware
opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
- Record
GHSA-5hxw-r847-qfwp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-506
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opencv.jsnpm |
through 1.2.1 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16066 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Opencv.js Project Opencv.js, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.