{"cve":"CVE-2023-23920","nvd":{"published":"2023-02-23T20:15:14.047","modified":"2026-06-17T05:38:17.210","status":"Modified","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":4.2},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"references":["https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html","https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/","https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","nodejs:node.js"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:41.955480748+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-23920","score":0.00452,"percentile":0.39269,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}