High [CVE-2026-73231] @faker-js/faker: Faker: Arbitrary Code Execution via attacker-controlled fake templates
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-73231 affecting Cryostat 4, Red Hat AMQ Broker 7, Red Hat Build of Keycloak.
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Summary
@faker-js/faker: Faker: Arbitrary Code Execution via attacker-controlled fake templates. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.8).
Weakness: CWE-94.
Affected products named by the advisory: Cryostat 4; Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; Red Hat Build of Keycloak; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 4 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; Red Hat package: grafana.
- < 10.5.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Do not pass untrusted or user-controlled input to the faker.helpers.fake() method. If Faker is only used for testing, ensure it is not included in production builds. Upgrading to @faker-js/faker version 10.5.0 resolves the underlying code injection vulnerability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
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