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TI-2026-17485 Aliases CVE-2026-21712GHSA-h8r7-m85c-mjhv

Improper input validation in NodeJS node

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A flaw in Node.js URL processing causes an assertion failure in native code when `url.format()` is called with a malformed internationalized domain name (IDN) containing invalid characters, crashing the Node.js process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSnode24.14.0 – 24.14.0; 25.8.1 – 25.8.1—No fix listedCNA
  • node VendorNodeJS Affected 24.14.0 – 24.14.0; 25.8.1 – 25.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*24.0.0 – 24.14.0; 25.0.0 – 25.8.1VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 24.0.0 – 24.14.0; 25.0.0 – 25.8.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:7670 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el8.10.0+24190+49a46c75.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el8.10.0+24190+49a46c75.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el8.10.0+24190+49a46c75.s390x::nodejs:24 +25
  • RHSA-2026:7675 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) nodejs24-1:24.14.1-2.el10_1, nodejs24-devel-1:24.14.1-2.el10_1, nodejs24-docs-1:24.14.1-2.el10_1 +3
  • RHSA-2026:7350 Released 2026-04-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el9.7.0+24166+51c9666b.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el9.7.0+24166+51c9666b.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.14.1-2.module+el9.7.0+24166+51c9666b.s390x::nodejs:24 +25

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:7675
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:7670
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:7350

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21712
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8r7-m85c-mjhv

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 186 →

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