CVE-2026-106069

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification can cause a server certificate to be validated against a different IP address than the one the client connected to, when the host is a non-canonical IPv4 literal with a leading zero, such as `0127.0.0.1`. `tls.checkServerIdentity()` normalizes the host following the WHATWG URL rules, which read a leading-zero octet as octal (`0127.0.0.1` becomes `87.0.0.1`), while the connection is made through the operating system resolver, which on some platforms such as macOS reads it as decimal (`127.0.0.1`). A server at the connected address can then be authenticated with a certificate issued for another IP address. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.4 (v3.0)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-23 17:17:19.740000

Last modified

2026-10-23 19:42:24.553000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-106069",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:17:19.740",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T19:42:24.553",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification can cause a server certificate to be validated against a different IP address than the one the client connected to, when the host is a non-canonical IPv4 literal with a leading zero, such as `0127.0.0.1`.\n\n`tls.checkServerIdentity()` normalizes the host following the WHATWG URL rules, which read a leading-zero octet as octal (`0127.0.0.1` becomes `87.0.0.1`), while the connection is made through the operating system resolver, which on some platforms such as macOS reads it as decimal (`127.0.0.1`). A server at the connected address can then be authenticated with a certificate issued for another IP address.\n\nThis vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "nodejs",
          "product": "node",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "22.23.3",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "22.23.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "24.22.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "24.22.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "26.12.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "26.12.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.0",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
          "baseScore": 7.4,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-295"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}