Affected versions of haxe insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running haxe.

Recommendation

Update to version 5.0.10 or later.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10602
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/177