CVE-2026-106073

low

Description

A flaw in Node.js Permission Model filesystem enforcement leaves `fs.realpathSync()` without the required read permission checks. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-21715, which only covered `fs.realpathSync.native()`. As a result, code running under `--permission` with restricted `--allow-fs-read` can still use `fs.realpathSync()` to check file existence, resolve symlink targets, and enumerate filesystem paths outside of permitted directories. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.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-2026-109098

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-23

Updated: 2026-10-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.7

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

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

Severity: Low