CVE-2026-44728
Published: 26 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-44728 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Babel Babel. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 5.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CWE-94 code injection in Babel directly results in generated JavaScript that executes attacker-controlled arbitrary code (T1059.007).
NVD Description
Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. From 7.12.0 to before 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13, using Babel to compile code that was specifically crafted by an attacker can cause Babel to generate output code that executes arbitrary code. This…
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vulnerability is fixed in 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13.
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
Details
- CWE(s)
- OWASP Top 10 Web 2025
Affected Products
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-31946