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CVE-2026-21711

A flaw in Node.js Permission Model network enforcement leaves Unix Domain Socket (UDS) server operations without the required permission che

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  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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 Permission Model where `--allow-net` is intentionally omitted to restrict network access. Note that `--allow-net` is currently an experimental feature.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • nodejs node

    From 25.8.1 · through 25.8.1; From 4.0; From 5.0; From 6.0; From 7.0; From 8.0; From 9.0; From 10.0; From 11.0; From 12.0; From 13.0; From 14.0; From 15.0; From 16.0; From 17.0; From 18.0; From 19.0

References 1

nodejs.org