CVE-2019-10769
Sandbox Breakout / Arbitrary Code Execution in safer-eval
safer-eval is a npm package to sandbox the he evaluation of code used within the eval function. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via generating a RangeError.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
safer-eval is a npm package to sandbox the he evaluation of code used within the eval function. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via generating a RangeError.
- Record
CVE-2019-10769- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
safer-eval is a npm package to sandbox the he evaluation of code used within the eval function. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via generating a RangeError.
- Record
CVE-2019-10769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0802 No score
safer-eval is a npm package to sandbox the he evaluation of code used within the eval function. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via generating a RangeError.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v63x-xc9j-hhvq
Sandbox Breakout / Arbitrary Code Execution in safer-eval
All versions of safer-eval are vulnerable to Sandbox Escape leading to Remote Code Execution. The package fails to restrict access to the main context and is not suited to process arbitrary user input. This may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system.
Recommendation
The package is not meant to receive user input. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-v63x-xc9j-hhvq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v63x-xc9j-hhvq
Sandbox Breakout / Arbitrary Code Execution in safer-eval
All versions of safer-eval are vulnerable to Sandbox Escape leading to Remote Code Execution. The package fails to restrict access to the main context and is not suited to process arbitrary user input. This may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system.
Recommendation
The package is not meant to receive user input. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-v63x-xc9j-hhvq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
safer-evalnpm |
through 1.3.6 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-10769 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Safer-eval Project Safer-eval, published December 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.