moment is a JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. In versions 2.29.2 through 2.30.1, a specially crafted non-string object passed to moment.locale() can bypass the locale-name path-traversal guard. The guard assumes the input is a string, so an object whose match() method satisfies the check while its toString() returns a traversal path reaches an internal require() call with attacker-controlled path segments. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-24785 and primarily affects npm (server-side) users that pass user-provided input directly to moment.locale(). The issue is fixed in moment 2.31.0, and users should upgrade to 2.31.0 or later. As a workaround, validate that any user-supplied input is a string before passing it to moment.locale().

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - moment is a JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. In
    versions 2.29.2 through 2.30.1, a specially crafted non-string object passed to moment.locale() can bypass
    the locale-name path-traversal guard. The guard assumes the input is a string, so an object whose match()
    method satisfies the check while its toString() returns a traversal path reaches an internal require()
    call with attacker-controlled path segments. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-24785 and primarily
    affects npm (server-side) users that pass user-provided input directly to moment.locale(). The issue is
    fixed in moment 2.31.0, and users should upgrade to 2.31.0 or later. As a workaround, validate that any
    user-supplied input is a string before passing it to moment.locale(). (CVE-2026-17495)

According to its self-reported version number, Moment.js is 2.29.2 or later but prior to 2.31.0. Therefore, it may be affected by a path traversal vulnerability in the moment.locale() function. When an application passes an attacker-influenced non-string value as locale name, a crafted object can bypass the locale name validation introduced to fix CVE-2022-24785, causing Moment.js to load a file from an attacker-chosen path. Only server-side (npm) usage is affected. (CVE-2026-17495)

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - moment is a JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. In     versions 2.29.2 through 2.30.1, a specially crafted non-string object passed to moment.locale() can bypass     the locale-name path-traversal guard. The guard assumes the input is a string, so an object whose match()     method satisfies the check while its toString() returns a traversal path reaches an internal require()     call with attacker-controlled path segments. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-24785 and primarily     affects npm (server-side) users that pass user-provided input directly to moment.locale(). The issue is     fixed in moment 2.31.0, and users should upgrade to 2.31.0 or later. As a workaround, validate that any     user-supplied input is a string before passing it to moment.locale(). (CVE-2026-17495)

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
464803	Echo: moment: security update to 2.31.0	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
464803	Echo: moment: security update to 2.31.0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
115563	Moment.js 2.29.2 < 2.31.0 Path Traversal	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	Version Based	medium
345872	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-17495	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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