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Fencer Intel
high 7.5

CVE-2017-16062 json

node-tkinter is malware

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8 , EUVD-2018-0763

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

node-tkinter was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

Patch / fix

  • npm node-tkinter 1.0.3

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Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm node-tkinter
<1.0.3
1.0.3

Affected products

  • HackerOne node-tkinter node module

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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