CVE-2023-49210: Node-OpenSSL Project Node-OpenSSL

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected products

• Node-OpenSSL Project Node-OpenSSL: up to and including 2.0.0

Published 2023-11-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.