CVE-2026-106071

low

Description

A flaw in Node.js Permission Model filesystem enforcement can grant access to paths that do not match a wildcard `--allow-fs-read` or `--allow-fs-write` rule. When the requested path is shorter than the prefix of a wildcard grant, the radix tree lookup stops comparing early and treats the path as a match. For example, `--allow-fs-read=/etc/passwd.*` also allows reading `/etc/passwd`. This requires the wildcard grant to sit directly under the root of the permission tree, for example when it is the only grant for that scope. This is a different root cause from CVE-2026-58043. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/nodejs-brotli-decoder-bug-could-allow.html

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-109103

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-23

Updated: 2026-10-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Low