CVE-2026-73231

Faker generates massive amounts of fake data in the browser and Node.js. Prior to 10.5.0, the faker.helpers.fake method in src/modules/helpers/eval.ts allows attacker-controlled fake templates to access the Function constructor through fakeEval.resolveProperty when a function returns another function, enabling arbitrary JavaScript code execution. This issue is fixed in version 10.5.0.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/faker-js/faker/commit/54586208f904012f57c50b46cc1ad32bcbe4bfb7
https://github.com/faker-js/faker/pull/3852
https://github.com/faker-js/faker/releases/tag/v10.5.0
https://github.com/faker-js/faker/security/advisories/GHSA-qxc2-j82w-r537
https://github.com/faker-js/faker/security/advisories/GHSA-qxc2-j82w-r537

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 20:18

Updated : 2026-09-09 20:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-73231

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73231

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73231

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-95

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

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