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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23918
DEBIAN-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 v3.1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | *, 18.19.0+dfsg-2, 18.19.0+dfsg-3 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 23, 2023 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated