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ALPINE-CVE-2023-32002

ALPINE-CVE-2023-32002 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19nodejs0, 12.17.0-r0, 6.9.5-r0
Alpine:v3.15nodejs14.15.1-r0, 0, 8.9.4-r0
Alpine:v3.22nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.17nodejs14.17.0-r0, 12.18.2-r0, 16.15.0-r1
Alpine:v3.23nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.24nodejs0
Alpine:v3.18nodejs16.13.0-r0, 0, 10.13.0-r0
Alpine:v3.21nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.16nodejs8.11.2-r0, 8.11.1-r2, 8.11.1-r1
Alpine:v3.20nodejs16.18.0-r0, 16.17.1-r0, 16.17.0-r0

Timeline

  • Aug 21, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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