babel · Vulnerability
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-44728
PublishedBabel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. From 7.12.0 to before 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13, using Babel to compile code that was specifically crafted by an attacker can cause Babel to generate output code that executes arbitrary code. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-44728
PublishedImproper Control of Generation of Code when compiling specifically crafted malicious code with @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. From 7.12.0 to before 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13, using Babel to compile code that was specifically crafted by an attacker can cause Babel to generate output code that executes arbitrary code. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13.
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- 26 May 2026 17:48:57 UTC
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- 28 May 2026 03:55:38 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H