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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-44593 lets an unauthenticated internet attacker make vulnerable esm.sh servers write files outside the intended storage path. That arbitrary write can lead to remote code execution depending on where files land and how the server runs.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for any team running esm.sh infrastructure. The business risk is server compromise from an unauthenticated network path, but urgency should be scoped to confirmed deployments of affected versions.
Technical view
The legacy esm.sh router in versions 137 and earlier builds a storage key by concatenating unsanitized request path components. Relative path segments are resolved by the underlying filesystem when buildStorage.Put writes data, creating CWE-22 path traversal with arbitrary file write impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for organizations operating self-hosted or managed esm.sh server deployments at version 137 or earlier, especially if the legacy route is internet reachable. The supplied sources do not establish direct exposure for ordinary downstream users consuming packages from esm.sh.
Exploitation context
The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.7 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. The sources do not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. RCE is a potential consequence of arbitrary server-side file write.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a path traversal to arbitrary file write in the legacy router. The advisory description links impact to buildStorage.Put and filesystem path resolution. Public sources provided do not include exploit-in-the-wild evidence or detailed fixed-release information beyond the affected range.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory esm.sh deployments and identify any running version 137 or earlier.
- Review the GitHub advisory for fixed-version and upgrade guidance.
- Restrict public access to affected legacy routing until remediation is complete.
- Review file permissions so the service cannot write to sensitive runtime paths.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed esm.sh versions against the affected range: 137 and earlier.
- Check whether legacy routing is enabled and reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review server logs for unusual legacy-route requests or unexpected storage writes.
- Inspect writable directories for unexpected files created by the esm.sh service account.
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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8.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/security/advisories/GHSA-3636-h3vx-6465CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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