# CVE-2026-65843: sync-rpc: Arbitrary remote code execution vulnerability

sync-rpc versions before 1.3.7 let an attacker who can guess the sync-rpc port and reach it past any firewall run JavaScript files stored on the server. Fixed in 1.3.7.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123698
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 1.3.7
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-65843 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects sync-rpc; fixed in 1.3.7.

## Summary

sync-rpc, from ForbesLindesay, is affected by a flaw that lets an attacker remotely, without logging in, run arbitrary JavaScript files stored on the server running it, provided they can guess the correct port and that port is not blocked by a firewall. The issue is fixed in a newer release.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running sync-rpc before 1.3.7, including Node.js services that use it to run asynchronous commands synchronously

Source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw ("Patched in 1.3.7")

## Affected

- ForbesLindesay sync-rpc: fixed in 1.3.7

## Description

sync-rpc runs asynchronous commands synchronously by putting them in a separate proces. Prior to version 1.3.7, if an attacker could guess the correct port and it was not blocked via a firewall, it was possible to load and execute arbitrary JavaScript files stored on the server running sync-rpc. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ForbesLindesay sync-rpc, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.7) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-65843 (sync-rpc: Arbitrary remote code execution vulnerability), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-65843 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- ForbesLindesay sync-rpc: fixed in 1.3.7
Fixed versions: 1.3.7.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Attacker must be able to guess the correct sync-rpc port (source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw)
- The port is not blocked by a firewall (source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
Workaround: Use a restrictive firewall that blocks all ports except those actively in use (source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-65843 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-65843 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw
- https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/commit/ffccfe5bc39ad2e291a79c9e5afe6155ad311f07
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-65843
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-65843"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-65843 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-65843

### What does this mean?

sync-rpc runs a network port that accepts requests to load JavaScript files. Because the port could be guessed and was not blocked by a firewall, an attacker could load and execute arbitrary JavaScript files stored on the server running sync-rpc.

Source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65843?

sync-rpc: before 1.3.7.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-65843

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions of sync-rpc before 1.3.7 are affected, and the risk depends on the port being guessable and reachable past any firewall. To check a project, look at the sync-rpc version listed in its package.json or installed dependency tree.

Source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw

### How do I fix CVE-2026-65843?

Upgrade sync-rpc to version 1.3.7 or later, which contains the patch.

Source: https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-2x86-cf3f-86gw

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65843
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65843

### Other links

- https://github.com/ForbesLindesay/sync-rpc/commit/ffccfe5bc39ad2e291a79c9e5afe6155ad311f07

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