# CVE-2025-62410: --disallow-code-generation-from-strings is not sufficient for isolating untrusted JavaScript in happy-dom

- Also known as: GHSA-QPM2-6CQ5-7PQ5
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.0.2
- Published: 2025-10-15 · Updated: 2025-10-15

## Affected

- capricorn86 happy-dom: fixed in 20.0.2
- happy-dom (npm): from 19.0.0, fixed in 20.0.2

## Description

In versions before 20.0.2, it was found that --disallow-code-generation-from-strings is not sufficient for isolating untrusted JavaScript in happy-dom. The untrusted script and the rest of the application still run in the same Isolate/process, so attackers can deploy prototype pollution payloads to hijack important references like "process" in the example below, or to hijack control flow via flipping checks of undefined property. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-61927. The vulnerability is fixed in 20.0.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on capricorn86 happy-dom, happy-dom, upgrade to a fixed version (20.0.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/security/advisories/GHSA-qpm2-6cq5-7pq5
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/commit/f4bd4ebe3fe5abd2be2bcea1c07043c8b0b70eea

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