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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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fv7c-fp4j-7gwp @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs generates arbitrary code when compiling malicious input
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Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Improper Control of Generation of Code when compiling specifically crafted malicious code with @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
Weaknesses CWE-843
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:48:57.603Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T18:04:17.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-44728

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-26T18:16:50.880

Modified: 2026-05-26T18:16:50.880

Link: CVE-2026-44728

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Updated: 2026-05-26T19:30:13Z

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