CVE-2026-44728
Arbitrary code execution via attacker-crafted input during Babel compile.
Is CVE-2026-44728 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-44728 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-44728?
CVE-2026-44728 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-44728?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-44728. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-44728 affect?
CVE-2026-44728 affects Babel 7.12.0 - 7.29.3, Babel 8.0.0-alpha.* before 8.0.0-alpha.13. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-44728?
Upgrade to 7.29.4+ or 8.0.0-alpha.13+
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Arbitrary code execution via crafted source during Babel compilation.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 7.12.0 and < 7.29.4
- affected>= 8.0.0-alpha.0 and < 8.0.0-alpha.13
- affected>= 7.12.0 and < 7.29.4
- affected>= 8.0.0-alpha.0 and < 8.0.0-alpha.13
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.