# CVE-2026-44728: Improper Control of Generation of Code when compiling specifically crafted malicious code with @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs

> CVE-2026-44728: Improper Control of Generation of Code when compiling specifically crafted malicious code with @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs. CVSS 8.2 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44728
Last updated: 2026-07-24T11:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-05-26 17:48 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-24 11:10 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 8.2 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.12%, 2th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-843, CWE-94

## 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 vulnerability is fixed in 7.29.4 and 8.0.0-alpha.13.

## Affected vendors and products

- @babel: plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
- babel: babel

## Tracked companies

- [Jira](https://rewindex.com/company/jira.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44728)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44728)
- [https://github.com/babel/babel/security/advisories/GHSA-fv7c-fp4j-7gwp](https://github.com/babel/babel/security/advisories/GHSA-fv7c-fp4j-7gwp)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44728 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44728.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-44728 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:04:01.946Z