CVE-2023-32558

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The 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.

Affected products

Node.js: from 20.0.0 before 20.5.1 — fixed in 20.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Node.js 20.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/2051257
https://hackerone.com/reports/2051257
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0003/

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