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ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918
ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.16 | nodejs | 6.9.4-r0, 0, 10.13.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | nodejs | 10.16.3-r0, 10.14.2-r0, 10.16.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | nodejs | 12.18.3-r0, 0, 10.13.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nodejs | 10.16.2-r0, 12.13.0-r1, 12.13.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | nodejs | 6.11.3-r0, 6.9.4-r1, 6.10.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 12.16.2-r0, 12.13.0-r1, 12.13.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | nodejs | 8.9.1-r0, 10.13.0-r0, 10.14.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 23, 2023 CVE Published
- Aug 7, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch