CVE-2026-48618A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname normalization misma…
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A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname normalization mismat. This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-176, CWE-289
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
nodejs node.js nodejs:node.js | 22.22.3; 24.16.0; 26.3.0 | NVD |
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2026-security-releasespatch, vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28727
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29012
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30172
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35841
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35891
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35892
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39868
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41947
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52399
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9455
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48618
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493337
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48618.json
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