What is CVE-2023-32006?

CVE-2023-32006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node.js Node, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-32006?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Node.js Node

CVE-2023-32006

The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Published 2023-08-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (74.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Node.js Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
Node.js
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

hackerone.com/reports/2043807 (Issue Tracking)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0009/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32006?: CVE-2023-32006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node.js Node, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-32006?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.