elixir-nodejs has Cross-User Data Leakage or Information Disclosure due to Worker Protocol Race Condition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
elixir-nodejs provides an Elixir API for calling Node.js functions. A vulnerability in versions prior to 3.1.4 results in Cross-User Data Leakage or Information Disclosure due to a race condition in the worker protocol. The lack of request-response correlation creates a "stale response" vulnerability. Because the worker does not verify which request a response belongs to, it may return the next available data in the buffer to an unrelated caller. In high-throughput environments where the library processes sensitive user data (e.g., PII, authentication tokens, or private records), a timeout or high concurrent load can cause Data A (belonging to User A) to be returned to User B. This may lead to unauthorized information disclosure that is difficult to trace, as the application may not throw an error but instead provide "valid-looking" yet entirely incorrect and private data to the wrong session. The issue is fixed in v3.1.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| revelrylabs | elixir-nodejs | before 3.1.4 | 3.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nodejs (Hex) | before 3.1.4 | 3.1.4 | Patch available | GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m |
- elixir-nodejs Vendorrevelrylabs Affected before 3.1.4 Fixed in 3.1.4 Patch available CNA
- nodejs (Hex) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.4 Fixed in 3.1.4 Patch available GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m
Remediation
- Fix · CNA elixir-nodejs (revelrylabs) Fixed in 3.1.4
- Fix · GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m nodejs (Hex) Fixed in 3.1.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/revelrylabs/elixir-nodejs/security/advisories/GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m
- https://github.com/revelrylabs/elixir-nodejs/issues/100
- https://github.com/revelrylabs/elixir-nodejs/pull/105
- https://github.com/revelrylabs/elixir-nodejs/releases/tag/v3.1.4
- https://github.com/revelrylabs/elixir-nodejs
Sources
- CVE-2026-33872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwcr-rpcc-3g9m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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