CVE•Published 2026-05-26•Modified 2026-07-24•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-44728Babel · Babel
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-26
Modified 2026-07-24
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-44728Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Babel Babel"All exposed Babel Babel instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Babel"HTTP body or banner mentions "Babel" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-44728Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-44728Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-44728Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-44728GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-44728" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.