RCE in Enquirer
CVE-2026-15187
A security flaw has been discovered in enquirer up to 2.4.1. Affected is the function Enquirer.set of the component Public Package API. The manipulation of the argument question.name results in improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Enquirer — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/377113 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/377113/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15187 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/851357 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/enquirer/enquirer/issues/487 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/enquirer/enquirer/issues/487 (issue-tracking, exploit)
- github.com/enquirer/enquirer/ (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15187?
- CVE-2026-15187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Enquirer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.