CVE-2026-115895
Happy DOM: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33943: unsanitized import alias leads to host code execution
Fetching some sources has been requested. Reload in about a minute to see them.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack conditions and impact
Derived from the CNA (via NVD) CVSS 3.1 vector| Metric | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector AV | N | Network |
| Attack complexity AC | L | Low (easy) |
| Privileges required PR | N | None |
| User interaction UI | R | Required |
| Scope S | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality C | H | High |
| Integrity I | H | High |
| Availability A | H | High |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Happy DOM is a JavaScript implementation of a web browser without its graphical user interface. From 17.0.0 until 21.0.4, packages/happy-dom/src/module/ECMAScriptModuleCompiler.ts accepts a named ESM import alias without validating that it is a JavaScript binding identifier before inserting it into a generated destructuring binding. With enableJavaScriptEvaluation enabled, attacker-controlled HTML or module source can use an invalid alias that becomes a valid default initializer after compilation, causing the generated JavaScript to execute in the Node.js host process. The demonstrated reachable path uses a JSON module import attribute, which prevents the malicious alias from being emitted again in a later ESM circular-import assignment and keeps the generated function syntactically valid. This incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33943 is a distinct residual path because the earlier remediation validated the local export importName path but not the named-import alias. This issue is fixed in version 21.0.4.
CVSS assessments
| Provider | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD / [email protected] (Secondary) | 3.1 | 8.8 HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA / GitHub_M | 3.1 | 8.8 HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products and packages
CNA (CVE.org)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| capricorn86 | happy-dom | affected: >= 17.0.0, < 21.0.4 |
Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)
Happy DOM: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33943: unsanitized import alias leads to host code execution
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | happy-dom | >= 17.0.0, <= 21.0.3 | 21.0.4 |
Linux distribution status
Red Hat ↗ important
| Release | Package | Status | Fixed version / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9 | affected | |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9 | affected | |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-gateway | fix deferred | |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-platform-ui | affected | |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9 | affected |
Debian ↗
No record
Ubuntu ↗ Fetching
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-834v-8h66-3h79 GHSA
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/commit/fd163520b74d9fa146be91f7b4e4f46d6cccbe13 NVD, CNA, GHSA x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/pull/2537 NVD, CNA, GHSA x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/releases/tag/v21.0.4 NVD, CNA, GHSA x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/security/advisories/GHSA-834v-8h66-3h79 NVD, CNA, GHSA x_refsource_CONFIRM