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CVE-2026-57998: better-npm-audit 0 through 3.11.0, 4.0.0-rc.2

CVE-2026-57998. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.0021 (percentile 0.10444), scored 11-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

better-npm-audit · 0 through 3.11.0, 4.0.0-rc.2
jeemok

Description’s affected range: through 3.11.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.5/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 12-Oct-2026 16:54 UTC

CWE: CWE-78
CCR priority: 31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.0021 · percentile 0.10444 · 2026-10-11
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-12 16:54:24.294989+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-57998.html