CVE-2026-123877: Node.js is vulnerable to a certificate validation bypass in https.Agent via cross-policy TLS session reuse
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: nodejs node 22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to nodejs node 22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A certificate validation bypass in Node.js https.Agent lets a cached TLS session authenticated under one CA policy be reused by a later request with a stricter policy. https.Agent.prototype.getName() assigns the same Agent and session-cache key to a request that omits ca and one that explicitly supplies ca: [], because an omitted value appends nothing to the key while an empty array stringifies to an empty string. The two policies differ: omitting ca uses the default trust store, while supplying ca replaces it. Since they share a key, a TLS session authenticated under the broader default policy is handed to a new connection made under the later ca: [] policy, and TLS 1.3 session resumption carries the earlier authentication forward, so the second request reports authorized === true and transmits confidential data to a server its own CA policy would reject on a fresh connection. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.
- Published
- Nov 11, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-295
Report tools
Action score
27
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · openjs
- 6.8
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Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (openjs). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
nodejs node
- 0.0.0 and later · before 22.23.5affected · semver
- 23.0.0 and later · before 24.22.3affected · semver
- 25.0.0 and later · before 26.13.1affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | before 22.23.5-r0 | 22.23.5-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | before 24.22.3-r0 | 24.22.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs-current | before 26.13.1-r0 | 26.13.1-r0 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | from 0 | — |
Same product
nodejs: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-123872Node.js is vulnerable to a client certificate authentication bypass via TLS 1.2 renegotiation servername change32Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-123874Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 use-after-free via respondWithFile() stream reset during a pending write30Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-123875Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference when a respondWithFile() download is cancelled23Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-126051Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to a remotely triggerable uncaught exception in TLS servers via deferred handshake callbacks30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs node | 22.23.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| nodejs node | 24.22.3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| nodejs node | 26.13.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| alpine:nodejs | 22.23.5-r0 · Alpine:v3.21 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:nodejs-current | 26.13.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.24 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026+2 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- aegis1337 and mickeyjoereporter
- mcollinaremediation developer
- aduh95coordinator
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-10548319 days apartA flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification allows a certificate without a matching IP address SAN to authenticate a connection to an IPv4…29Monitor
- CVE-2026-10606919 days apartA flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification can cause a server certificate to be validated against a different IP address than the one the…29Monitor
- CVE-2026-10607219 days apartA flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification allows a certificate with only a DNS SAN to authenticate an IP endpoint when the client…26Monitor
- CVE-2026-1238670 days apartNode.js is vulnerable to a per-host mTLS authorization bypass via a CA-only SNI context failing open to the default CA16Monitor
Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A certificate validation error is silently swallowed instead of terminating the connection. Often, code added for a test environment makes its way into production.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-295 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
override fun checkServerTrusted(chain: Array<X509Certificate>, type: String) {
// Left empty for the test environment
}Fixed
val client = OkHttpClient.Builder()
.certificatePinner(
CertificatePinner.Builder()
.add("api.sirius.example", "sha256/…")
.build()
).build()Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (2)
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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