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CVE-2026-0775: npm

CVSS: 7.0v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0775CGA-39jh-h8pm-xw54
Published 23-01-2026Last modified 15-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-0775 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in npm. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-GHQJ-XPXQ-7JX6

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of npm cli. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of modules. The application loads modules from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25430.

CVSS metrics

10 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard26 products
  • actions-runner< 2.331.0-r3
  • code-server< 4.106.3-r4
  • gitlab-rails-ce-assets-18.1< 18.1.6-r6
  • gitlab-rails-ce-assets-18.2< 18.2.8-r3
  • gitlab-rails-ce-assets-18.3< 18.3.6-r2
Wolfi5 products
  • code-server< 4.106.3-r4
  • npm< 11.9.0-r0
  • renovate< 43.3.1-r0
  • saf< 1.5.3-r1
  • vitess-23< 23.0.1-r0
Npm2 products
  • cli10.9.0
  • npm≤ 11.8.0
Debian1 product
  • npmAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
  • npmAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 35 products

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