CVE-2026-17495

moment vulnerable to Path Traversal via crafted non-string locale name

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2026 at 05:40 AM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 07:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoment

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

moment is a JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. In versions 2.29.2 through 2.30.1, a specially crafted non-string object passed to moment.locale() can bypass the locale-name path-traversal guard. The guard assumes the input is a string, so an object whose match() method satisfies the check while its toString() returns a traversal path reaches an internal require() call with attacker-controlled path segments. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-24785 and primarily affects npm (server-side) users that pass user-provided input directly to moment.locale(). The issue is fixed in moment 2.31.0, and users should upgrade to 2.31.0 or later. As a workaround, validate that any user-supplied input is a string before passing it to moment.locale().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.29.2 ≤ v < 2.31.02.29.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.31.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMopenjs
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-27

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