CVE-2023-23920
MEDIUM
4.2
CVSS Score
Published: February 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxNode.js
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Severity
MEDIUM4.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.*13.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.21.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.14.014.0.0 ≤ v < 14.21.315.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.19.116.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 16.12.016.0.0 ≤ v < 16.19.117.0 ≤ v < 17.*18.0 ≤ v < 18.14.118.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 18.11.018.0.0 ≤ v < 18.14.119.0 ≤ v < 19.6.119.0.0 ≤ v < 19.6.14.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.011.012.013.014.015.016.017.018.019.04.05.06.07.08.09.0
Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.21.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.14.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
4.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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