| Name | CVE-2026-44728 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1138712 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| node-babel7 (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 7.12.12+~cs150.141.84-6+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 7.20.15+ds1+~cs214.269.168-3+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 7.20.15+ds1+~cs214.269.168-3+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 7.20.15+ds1+~cs214.269.168-8 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 7.20.15+ds1+~cs214.269.168-17 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| node-babel7 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1138712 |
Notes
[trixie] - node-babel7 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - node-babel7 <postponed> (Minor issue; code injection into output only when compiling attacker-controlled code with modules systemjs)
[bullseye] - node-babel7 <postponed> (Minor issue; code injection into output only when compiling attacker-controlled code with modules systemjs)
https://github.com/babel/babel/security/advisories/GHSA-fv7c-fp4j-7gwp