Eval Injection Affecting @faker-js/faker package, versions <10.5.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published12 Aug 2026
- disclosed11 Aug 2026
- creditST-DDT
Introduced: 11 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-73231 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @faker-js/faker to version 10.5.0 or higher.
Overview
@faker-js/faker is a Generate massive amounts of fake contextual data
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Eval Injection via the helpers.fake function. An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code by supplying specially crafted templates that access the Function constructor through fakeEval.resolveProperty when a function returns another function.