CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-21711
A flaw in Node.js Permission Model network enforcement leaves Unix Domain Socket (UDS) server operations without the required permission checks, while all comparable network paths correctly enforce them.
As a result, code running under `--permission` without `--allow-net` can create and expose local IPC endpoints, allowing communication with other processes on the same host outside of the intended network restriction boundary.
This vulnerability affects Node.js **25.x** processes using the
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"node","vendor":"nodejs","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"25.8.1","status":"affected","version":"25.8.1","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"4.*","status":"affected","version":"4.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"5.*","status":"affected","version":"5.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"6.*","status":"affected","version":"6.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"7.*","status":"affected","version":"7.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"8.*","status":"affected","version":"8.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"9.*","status":"affected","ver…
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:15ad572a65c6acbdc8eab936506b0ffeab7ff4d0fe8e96e259286a7e5b62f271 · sha256:cb8df900d821aebb… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-284","description":"CWE-284 Improper Access Control","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:15ad572a65c6acbdc8eab936506b0ffeab7ff4d0fe8e96e259286a7e5b62f271 · sha256:cb8df900d821aebb… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2026-security-releases"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:15ad572a65c6acbdc8eab936506b0ffeab7ff4d0fe8e96e259286a7e5b62f271 · sha256:cb8df900d821aebb… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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