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ALPINE-CVE-2023-32006

ALPINE-CVE-2023-32006 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` 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 v3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.20nodejs8.9.3-r0, 0, 10.13.0-r0
Alpine:v3.22nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.18nodejs16.13.0-r0, 8.9.4-r0, 8.9.3-r1
Alpine:v3.15nodejs8.9.4-r0, 8.11.4-r0, 10.13.0-r0
Alpine:v3.16nodejs14.16.1-r2, 14.16.1-r1, 14.16.1-r0
Alpine:v3.19nodejs16.18.0-r1, 16.16.0-r0, 14.17.0-r0
Alpine:v3.23nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.21nodejs0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.17nodejs6.11.3-r0, 8.10.0-r0, 18.14.2-r0

Timeline

  • Aug 15, 2023 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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