CVE-2023-32558

Summary

CVECVE-2023-32558
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerhackerone
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-12 02:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-11-02 23:17:16 UTC
DescriptionThe use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path traversal. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.017430000 probability, percentile 0.777990000 (date 2026-11-03)

Problem Types: CWE-22

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA NodeJS Node affected 4.0 4.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 5.0 5.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 6.0 6.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 7.0 7.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 8.0 8.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 9.0 9.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 10.0 10.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 11.0 11.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 12.0 12.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 13.0 13.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 14.0 14.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 15.0 15.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 17.0 17.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 19.0 19.* semver Not specified
CNA NodeJS Node affected 20.0 20.5.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HackerOne af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hackerone.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 284408 Fedora Security Update for nodejs16 (FEDORA-2023-d12a917ab4)
  • 284421 Fedora Security Update for nodejs16 (FEDORA-2023-18476abd7e)

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