7.5

CVE-2023-30586: nodejs node Missing Authorization

Modified
AliasesCGA-ccj2-rqgw-7pg2CGA-fhww-fjcq-j5v4
Published 30-06-2023Last modified 08-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-30586 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Missing Authorization vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 04-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 3
MGASA-2023-0226OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13021-1CGA-64Q6-QRC2-5WJXCGA-9C85-P969-2P33

Timeline

  1. 30-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js 20 that allowed loading arbitrary OpenSSL engines when the experimental permission model is enabled, which can bypass and/or disable the permission model. The attack complexity is high. However, the crypto.setEngine() API can be used to bypass the permission model when called with a compatible OpenSSL engine. The OpenSSL engine can, for example, disable the permission model in the host process by manipulating the process's stack memory to locate the permission model Permission::enabled_ in the host process's heap memory. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.3.1
  • node.js≥ 20.0.0, < 20.3.1
Chainguard1 product
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Wolfi1 product
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0

3 vendors · 4 products

References

4 links