{"id":"CVE-2023-32558","title":"The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path traversal","summary":"The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path traversal. \n\nThis vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.\n\nPlease note that at the time this …","severity":"none","vendor":"NodeJS","product":"Node","affected":["Node >= 4.0 < 4.*","Node >= 5.0 < 5.*","Node >= 6.0 < 6.*","Node >= 7.0 < 7.*","Node >= 8.0 < 8.*","Node >= 9.0 < 9.*","Node >= 10.0 < 10.*","Node >= 11.0 < 11.*","Node >= 12.0 < 12.*","Node >= 13.0 < 13.*","Node >= 14.0 < 14.*","Node >= 15.0 < 15.*","Node >= 17.0 < 17.*","Node >= 19.0 < 19.*","Node >= 20.0 < 20.5.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-08T21:07:36.422694Z"},"published":"2023-09-12","updated":"2026-11-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-02T22:35:26.152Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32558","references":[{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/2051257"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.01743,"epssPercentile":0.77839,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.878Z","slug":"CVE-2023-32558","body":"## Overview\n\nThe use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass the permission model through path traversal. \n\nThis vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x.\n\nPlease note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Node >= 4.0 < 4.*`\n- `Node >= 5.0 < 5.*`\n- `Node >= 6.0 < 6.*`\n- `Node >= 7.0 < 7.*`\n- `Node >= 8.0 < 8.*`\n- `Node >= 9.0 < 9.*`\n- `Node >= 10.0 < 10.*`\n- `Node >= 11.0 < 11.*`\n- `Node >= 12.0 < 12.*`\n- `Node >= 13.0 < 13.*`\n- `Node >= 14.0 < 14.*`\n- `Node >= 15.0 < 15.*`\n- `Node >= 17.0 < 17.*`\n- `Node >= 19.0 < 19.*`\n- `Node >= 20.0 < 20.5.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}