Description
squirrellyjs squirrelly v9.0.0 and fixed in v.9.0.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component options.varName.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 2 repositories
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AC8999/CVE-2024-40453 ★ 0 · Oct 5, 2026
Python POC for CVE-2024-40453.
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BwithE/CVE-2024-40453 ★ 0 · Jun 8, 2025
CVE-2024-40453 - Squirrelly v9.0.0 RCE. Poc
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | squirrelly | >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.0 | 9.1.0 | GHSA-w5pw-gmcw-rfc8 |