CVE-2023-23918
HIGHNode.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
nodejs/node.js
14.0.0 - 14.14.0
nodejs/node.js
14.0.0 - 14.21.3
Published
Feb 23, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026