{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32002","details":"The use of `Module._load()` 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.","modified":"2026-02-04T04:33:35.754081Z","published":"2023-08-21T17:15:00Z","related":["USN-6822-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-32002"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32002"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#permissions-policies-can-be-bypassed-via-module_load-highcve-2023-32002"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/15bced0bde93f24115b779a309d517845c87e17a"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b68e5e798138be0041ba9ace72d8d45e63c068a1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32002"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6822-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nodejs","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs@12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6"}]}],"versions":["12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1","12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1","12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libnode-dev","binary_version":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"libnode72","binary_version":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"nodejs","binary_version":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32002.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}