Medium severity4.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 23, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-23920

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.

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Affected products

osv-coords56 versions
pkg:bitnami/node pkg:bitnami/node-min pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2 pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-full-i18n pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-packaging pkg:rpm/almalinux/npm pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-libs pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-nodemon pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs19&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-devel pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-docs pkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-packaging-bundler pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs10&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs14&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs12&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs10&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs18&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3+ 55 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3
- (no CPE)range: >= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af
- (no CPE)range: < 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 19.7.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-6.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150400.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150400.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-8.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.14.2-8.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.14.2-150400.9.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.14.2-150400.9.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.24.1-150000.1.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.14.2-1.1
Node.js/Node.jsv54 versions
4.0+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: 4.0
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<=14.14.0
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<14.21.3
- (no CPE)range: <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing List
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/nvd
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395nvd

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