CVE catalog
CVE-2023-23920
nodejs: CVE-2023-23920
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.45% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | sid | 24.22.1+dfsg+~cs24.19.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | forky | 24.21.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie-security | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm-security | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u3 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.14 | 14.21.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.15 | 16.19.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.16 | 16.19.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.17 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.18 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.19 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.20 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.21 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.22 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.23 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.24 | 18.14.1-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.15.2~dfsg-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.17.0~dfsg-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.17.0~dfsg-2ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-espos | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise server 15 sp3-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp3 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | manager server 4.2 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | enterprise storage 7 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs12 | enterprise storage 7.1 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | nodejs12 | leap 15.4 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Suse | nodejs10 | enterprise storage 7 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | nodejs10 | leap 15.4 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | source | sid | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1031834] |
| Debian | nodejs | source | forky | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1031834] |
| Debian | nodejs | source | trixie | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1031834] |
| Debian | nodejs | source | bookworm | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1031834] |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.14 | 14.21.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.15 | 16.19.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.16 | 16.19.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.17 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.18 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.19 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.20 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.21 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.22 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.23 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.24 | 18.14.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | deb | 20.04 | 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | deb | 22.04 | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-espos | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp3-ltss | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp3 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | manager server 4.2 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | enterprise storage 7 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs12 | rpm | enterprise storage 7.1 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | nodejs12 | rpm | leap 15.4 | 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | nodejs10 | rpm | enterprise storage 7 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | nodejs10 | rpm | leap 15.4 | 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_1582.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23920]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5395-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:0606-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:0682-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23920]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-23920.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0064.json]
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