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Node.js CVE-2026-56850

| EUVDEUVD-2026-51020 MEDIUM
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
4.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.1 MEDIUM

Local vector and high privileges required to control HTTPS agent PFX config; high complexity for specific object/array collision condition; no confidentiality or availability impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
4.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Red Hat
4.1 MEDIUM
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Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

6
CVSS changed
Aug 25, 2026 - 18:07 NVD
4.1 (MEDIUM) 4.4 (MEDIUM)
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Jul 30, 2026 - 08:40 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Jul 30, 2026 - 08:40 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 06:37 NVD
4.1 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Jul 29, 2026 - 14:02 github-releases
MEDIUM 4.1
CVE Published
Jul 29, 2026 - 14:02 github-releases
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via GitHub release of nodejs/node. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

AnalysisAI

HTTPS agent connection pooling in Node.js fails to distinguish PFX credentials when encoded as an object versus an array, enabling authentication bypass under specific mutual-TLS configurations. Affected are Node.js 22.x through 22.23.1, 24.x through 24.18.0, and 26.x through 26.5.0. A high-privileged local actor who controls HTTPS agent configuration can induce the runtime to reuse a TLS session authenticated with one PFX credential for a request that should require a different (or no) credential, undermining certificate-based identity verification. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Technical ContextAI

Node.js exposes an HTTPS Agent class that manages persistent TLS connection pools. When creating a pool lookup key, the agent serializes options - including the PFX field - to determine whether an existing authenticated session can be reused. CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) identifies the root cause: the key generation logic failed to canonicalize PFX credentials that arrive as a plain object versus an array of objects (both are valid Node.js API inputs for client certificates). This means two distinct PFX identities could hash to the same agent key, causing the connection pool to return an already-authenticated socket for a connection that should have required a different certificate. Affected CPE data from EUVD covers Node.js 22 ≤22.23.1, Node.js 24 ≤24.18.0, and Node.js 26 ≤26.5.0.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Node.js 26.5.1 (Current line) as the confirmed patched release, per the vendor security release published 2026-07-29 at https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v26.5.1. Corresponding patched versions for the LTS lines (22.x and 24.x) are expected in the same July 2026 security release cycle - consult https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2026-security-releases for confirmed fix versions for those lines, as exact LTS patch versions are not independently confirmed from the available data. As a compensating control where immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict or disable HTTPS Agent connection reuse in code paths that rely on per-request PFX client certificates by setting agent: false on sensitive requests; this prevents session reuse entirely but increases connection overhead. Ensure high-privilege access to Node.js process configuration is tightly controlled via OS-level access controls to reduce the attack surface.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Affected

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