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CVE-2023-28446 json

Deno is vulnerable to interactive `run` permission prompt spoofing via improper ANSI neutralization

published 3y ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2023-1121 , GHSA-vq67-rp93-65qf , JLSEC-2026-102

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Deno is a simple, modern and secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript that uses V8 and is built in Rust. Arbitrary program names without any ANSI filtering allows any malicious program to clear the first 2 lines of a `op_spawn_child` or `op_kill` prompt and replace it with any desired text. This works with any command on the respective platform, giving the program the full ability to choose what program they wanted to run. This problem can not be exploited on systems that do not attach an interactive prompt (for example headless servers). This issue has been patched in version 1.31.2.

Patch / fix

  • crates.io deno_runtime 1.31.2
  • crates.io deno 1.31.2
  • julia Deno_jll 1.33.4+0
  • deno deno 1.31.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/denoland/deno/security/advisories/GHSA-vq67-rp93-65qf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io deno_runtime
>=1.8.0, <1.31.2
1.31.2
crates.io deno
>=1.8.0, <1.31.2
1.31.2
julia Deno_jll
<1.33.4+0
1.33.4+0

Affected products

  • denoland deno

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-150 Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

References

Sources

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