CVE-2026-21636
criticalpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows Unix Domain Socket (UDS) connections to bypass network restrictions when `--permission` is enabled. Even without `--allow-net`, attacker-controlled inputs (such as URLs or socketPath options) can connect to arbitrary local sockets via net, tls, or undici/fetch. This breaks the intended security boundary of the permission model and enables access to privileged local services, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data exposure, or local code execution. * The issue affects users of the Node.js permission model on version v25. In the moment of this vulnerability, network permissions (`--allow-net`) are still in the experimental phase.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.8–10
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- Pauldechassey/CVE-2026-21636Pauldechassey/CVE-2026-21636PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0098Node.js: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Node.js ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2004Node.js: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Node.js ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- BIT-node-2026-216362026-01-26vendor · osvUS
A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows Unix Domain Socket (UDS) connections to bypass network restrictions when `--permission` is enabled. Even without `--allow-net`, attacker-controlled inputs (such as URLs or socketPath options) can connect to arbitrary local sockets via net, tls, or undici/fetch. This breaks the intended security boundary of the permission model and enables access to privileged local services, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data exposure, or local code execution. * The issue affects users of the Node.js permission model on version v25. In the moment of this vulnerability, network permissions (`--allow-net`) are still in the experimental phase.
- BIT-node-min-2026-216362026-01-26vendor · osvUS
A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows Unix Domain Socket (UDS) connections to bypass network restrictions when `--permission` is enabled. Even without `--allow-net`, attacker-controlled inputs (such as URLs or socketPath options) can connect to arbitrary local sockets via net, tls, or undici/fetch. This breaks the intended security boundary of the permission model and enables access to privileged local services, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data exposure, or local code execution. * The issue affects users of the Node.js permission model on version v25. In the moment of this vulnerability, network permissions (`--allow-net`) are still in the experimental phase.
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202601-3175cnnvd
- EUVD-2026-3334enisa_euvd
- BDU:2026-01353fstec_bdu
- GHSA-7xhv-hcmf-4rfvenisa_euvd
- BIT-node-2026-21636osv
- BIT-node-min-2026-21636osv
sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-21636cnnvd
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releasescnnvd
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releasesenisa_euvd
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releasesRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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