TI-2018-08693 Aliases CVE-2018-12120 GHSA-8fqw-43x4-4q75

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0: Debugger port 5858 listens on any…

MEDIUM 50CWE-419Published 2018-11-28 · Updated 2026-10-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0: Debugger port 5858 listens on any interface by default: When the debugger is enabled with `node --debug` or `node debug`, it listens to port 5858 on all interfaces by default. This may allow remote computers to attach to the debug port and evaluate arbitrary JavaScript. The default interface is now localhost. It has always been possible to start the debugger on a specific interface, such as `node --debug=localhost`. The debugger was removed in Node.js 8 and replaced with the inspector, so no versions from 8 and later are vulnerable.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.04277 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
NodeJS	Node.js	All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Node.js VendorNodeJS Affected All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::lts:::*	6.0.0 to before 6.15.0	Vulnerable	NodeJS

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.15.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Software Collections	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12120
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8fqw-43x4-4q75
2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/

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Sources

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