HIGH 8.8 Microsoft

CVE-2023-32006

The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x 18.x and 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Aug: The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x 18.x and 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

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Published: 2023-08-08 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-14
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2023-08-08 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 nodejs 16.20.2-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0, cbl2 nodejs18 18.17.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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