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CVE-2023-23918

score
<0.1
cvss
7.5
epss
2.0%
published
2023-02-23
kev added
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first seen

Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 contain a privilege escalation caused by bypassing the experimental Permissions feature in Node.js, letting attackers access non-authorized modules via process.mainModule.require(), exploit requires enabling --experimental-policy.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2023-02-23 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxTscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 2.0%2026-09-23: epss 2.0%2026-09-24: epss 2.0%2026-09-25: epss 2.0%2026-09-26: epss 2.0%2026-09-27: epss 2.0%2026-09-28: epss 2.0%2026-09-29: epss 2.0%2026-09-30: epss 2.0%2026-10-01: epss 2.0%2026-10-02: epss 2.0%2026-10-03: epss 2.0%2026-10-04: epss 2.0%2026-10-05: epss 2.0%2026-10-06: epss 2.0%2026-10-07: epss 2.0%2026-10-08: epss 2.0%2026-10-09: epss 2.0%2026-10-10: epss 2.0%2026-10-11: epss 2.0%2026-10-12: epss 2.0%2026-10-13: epss 2.0%2026-10-14: epss 2.0%2026-10-15: epss 2.0%2026-10-16: epss 2.0%2026-10-18: epss 2.0%2026-10-19: epss 2.0%2026-10-20: epss 2.0%2026-10-21: epss 2.0%2.0%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx

Weaknesses

CWE-863

References 2