CVE-2026-40897 (GCVE-0-2026-40897)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-24 16:48 – Updated: 2026-04-24 17:44
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Title
Math.js: Unsafe object property setter in mathjs
Summary
Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. From 13.1.1 to before 15.2.0, a vulnerability allowed executing arbitrary JavaScript via the expression parser of mathjs. You can be affected when you have an application where users can evaluate arbitrary expressions using the mathjs expression parser. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.2.0.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-915 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
josdejong mathjs Affected: >= 13.1.1, < 15.2.0
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