Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x. The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the policy mechanism by requiring internal modules and eventually take advantage of `process.binding('spawn_sync')` run arbitrary code, outside of the limits defined in a `policy.json` file. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NodeJS | Node | >= 4.0, < 4.*; >= 5.0, < 5.*; >= 6.0, < 6.*; >= 7.0, < 7.*; >= 8.0, < 8.*; >= 9.0, < 9.*; >= 10.0, < 10.*; >= 11.0, < 11.*; >= 12.0, < 12.*; >= 13.0, < 13.*; >= 14.0, < 14.*; >= 15.0, < 15.*; >= 16.0, < 16.20.2; >= 17.0, < 17.*; >= 18.0, < 18.17.1; >= 19.0, < 19.*; >= 20.0, < 20.5.1 |
| nodejs | nodejs | < 16.20.1; < 18.17.0; < 20.5.0 |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1946470Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1946470Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0006/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 24, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified