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    CVE-2023-32559

    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.

    Published:Aug 9, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Aug 24, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00053
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Node.js
    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Nodejs
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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