# CVE-2018-12120: Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0: Debugger port 5858 listens on any interface by default: When the debugger is enabled with \`no

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-28 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- The Node.js Project Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0

## Description

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0: Debugger port 5858 listens on any interface by default: When the debugger is enabled with `node --debug` or `node debug`, it listens to port 5858 on all interfaces by default. This may allow remote computers to attach to the debug port and evaluate arbitrary JavaScript. The default interface is now localhost. It has always been possible to start the debugger on a specific interface, such as `node --debug=localhost`. The debugger was removed in Node.js 8 and replaced with the inspector, so no versions from 8 and later are vulnerable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Node.js Project Node.js, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106040

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