MEDIUM 5.3 Microsoft
CVE-2026-21711
A flaw in Node.js Permission Model network enforcement leaves Unix Domain Socket (UDS) server operations without the required permission checks, while all comparable network paths correctly enforce them. As a result, code running under `--permission` without `--allow-net` can create and expose local IPC endpoints, allowing communication with other processes on the same host outside of the intended network restriction boundary. This vulnerability affects Node.js **25.x** processes using the Permission Model where `--allow-net` is intentionally omitted to restrict network access. Note that `--allow-net` is currently an experimental feature.
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Mar: A flaw in Node.js Permission Model network enforcement leaves Unix Domain Socket (UDS) server operations without the required permission checks, while all comparable network paths correctly enforce them.
As a result, code running under `--permission` without `--allow-net` can create and expose local IPC endpoints, allowing communication with other processes on the same host outside of the intended network restriction boundary.
This vulnerability affects Node.js **25.x** processes using the Permission Model where `--allow-net` is intentionally omitted to restrict network access. Note that `--allow-net` is currently an experimental feature.
Affected Products
- azl3 nodejs24 24.14.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 nodejs24 24.13.0-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 nodejs24 24.14.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 nodejs 24.14.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21711
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21711
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 was published on 2026-03-10 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 nodejs24 24.14.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 nodejs24 24.13.0-3 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 nodejs24 24.14.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 1 more.
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