Critical

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type in Facebook Hermes

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A type confusion vulnerability when resolving properties of JavaScript objects with specially-crafted prototype chains in Facebook Hermes prior to commit fe52854cdf6725c2eaa9e125995da76e6ceb27da allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript. Note that this is only exploitable if the application using Hermes permits evaluation of untrusted JavaScript. Hence, most React Native applications are not affected.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package hermes-engine < 0.5.2 0.5.2

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-843
Platform
npm
Package
hermes-engine
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f5x2-xv93-4p23 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: hermes-engine

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
7
First → latest
01.2022 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • High 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 7
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-24037 < 0.8.0 0.8.0
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2020-1915 < 0.7.2 0.7.2
  3. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-1914 < 0.7.2 0.7.2
  4. High · 8.1 CVE-2020-1913 < 0.5.2 0.5.2
  5. High · 8.1 CVE-2020-1912 < 0.5.2 0.5.2
  6. Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type in Facebook Hermes this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-1911 < 0.5.2 0.5.2
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-24044 < 0.10.0 0.10.0

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