GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-p6x5-p4xf-cc4r Remote Code Execution (RCE) via String Literal Injection into math-codegen
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-41507
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- math-codegen
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-17
Affected packages
• npm math-codegen: < 0.4.3 → fixed in 0.4.3
Description
Impact
String literal content passed to `cg.parse()` is injected verbatim into a `new Function()` body without sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands when user-controlled input reaches the parser. Any application exposing a math evaluation endpoint where user input flows into `cg.parse()` is vulnerable to full RCE.
Patches
The vulnerability is addressed by using `JSON.stringify()` on string literal values in `lib/node/ConstantNode.js` to ensure they are treated as data rather than code. Users should upgrade to version 0.4.3 or later.
Workarounds
Avoid passing un-sanitized user input to the parser or manually escape string literals in the input.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-41507 math-codegen generates code from mathematical expressions. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen/security/advisories/GHSA-p6x5-p4xf-cc4r web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41507 advisory
- https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen/pull/11 web
- https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen/commit/4bb52d3030683362b3559ee8dd91350555a05f6b web
- https://github.com/hits3134 web
- https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen package