esm.sh is a nobuild content delivery network(CDN) for modern web development. Prior to version 136, The esm.sh CDN service contains a Template Literal Injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in its CSS-to-JavaScript module conversion feature. When a CSS file is requested with the ?module query parameter, esm.sh converts it to a JavaScript module by embedding the CSS content directly into a template literal without proper sanitization. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code using ${...} expressions within CSS files, which will execute when the module is imported by victim applications. This enables Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in browsers and Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Electron applications. This issue has been patched in version 136.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/commit/87d2f6497574bf4448641a5527a3ac2beba5fd6c Patch
- https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/security/advisories/GHSA-hcpf-qv9m-vfgp Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/security/advisories/GHSA-hcpf-qv9m-vfgp Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.6 · esmNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:esm:esm.sh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*