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CVE-2023-32002

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.

Published

2023-08-21T17:15:47.000

Last Modified

2025-07-02T15:15:23.957

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-288
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application nodejs node.js ≤ 16.20.1 Yes
Application nodejs node.js ≤ 18.17.0 Yes
Application nodejs node.js ≤ 20.5.0 Yes
References