DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32002

DEBIAN-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 v3.1

9.800000190734863

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	nodejs	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	nodejs	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	nodejs	12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5, 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u7, 12.22.4~dfsg-1
Debian:12	nodejs	0, 18.13.0+dfsg1-1, 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1

Timeline

Aug 21, 2023 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-32002 advisory

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