CVE-2023-23918

HIGH

Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-863
Status published

Affected Products (2)

nodejs/node.js < 14.14.0
nodejs/node.js < 14.21.3

Timeline

Published Feb 23, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026