CVE-2023-32558: Node.js

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path traversal. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Affected products

• Node.js Node.js: from 20.0.0, before 20.5.1 (fixed in 20.5.1)

Published 2023-09-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.