CVE-2023-30581

7.5 highEPSS 1.1%

High (7.5) in nodejs node.js. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-862
Published: 2023-11-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nodejs:node.js

References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0011/

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