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CVE-2026-106071

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Description

A flaw in Node.js Permission Model filesystem enforcement can grant access to paths that do not match a wildcard `--allow-fs-read` or `--allow-fs-write` rule. When the requested path is shorter than the prefix of a wildcard grant, the radix tree lookup stops comparing early and treats the path as a match. For example, `--allow-fs-read=/etc/passwd.*` also allows reading `/etc/passwd`. This requires the wildcard grant to sit directly under the root of the permission tree, for example when it is the only grant for that scope. This is a different root cause from CVE-2026-58043. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**.

Severity
LOW
CVSS score
3.6 (v3.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-23 17:17:20.060000
Last modified
2026-10-23 19:42:24.553000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-106071",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:17:20.060",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T19:42:24.553",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A flaw in Node.js Permission Model filesystem enforcement can grant access to paths that do not match a wildcard `--allow-fs-read` or `--allow-fs-write` rule.\n\nWhen the requested path is shorter than the prefix of a wildcard grant, the radix tree lookup stops comparing early and treats the path as a match. For example, `--allow-fs-read=/etc/passwd.*` also allows reading `/etc/passwd`. This requires the wildcard grant to sit directly under the root of the permission tree, for example when it is the only grant for that scope. This is a different root cause from CVE-2026-58043.\n\nThis vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "nodejs",
          "product": "node",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "26.12.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "26.12.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.0",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 3.6,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.0,
        "impactScore": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-284"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}