CVE-2023-32558
The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path...
CVE-2023-32558 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nodejs Node, published September 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in node 20.5.1.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.74%EPSS, 78th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
20.5.1node +2 more
Description
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
CVE-2023-32558- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
CVE ListNo score
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
CVE-2023-32558- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2023-36802No score
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9p4-9jqg-j34h
The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path...
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
GHSA-h9p4-9jqg-j34h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVBIT-node-2023-32558No score
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
BIT-node-2023-32558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-node-min-2023-32558No score
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
BIT-node-min-2023-32558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission model through path traversal.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Record
CVE-2023-32558- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13117-1No score
corepack20-20.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the corepack20-20.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13117-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | OSV | |
| facts | GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV | |
| products | EUVD | |
| references | CVE List, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.