CVE-2026-76833 PUBLISHED

@cgauge/yaml npm Package Arbitrary Code Execution via eval() YAML Tag

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 19.08.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

@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.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 8.4

Product Status

Vendor cgauge
Product @cgauge/yaml
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 0.27.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Arjun Jain finder

References

Problem Types

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