---
id: CVE-2026-0775
title: >-
  npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation
  Vulnerability
summary: >-
  npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation
  Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate
  privileges on affected installations of npm cli. An attacker must first obtain
  the ability to execute…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
published: '2026-01-23'
updated: '2026-06-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0775'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-043/'
    label: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0775'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432280'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-0775.json
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0775'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0775'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00293
epssPercentile: 0.21831
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-06-30T17:40:12.448Z'
vendor: Red Hat
---

## Overview

npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of npm cli. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of modules. The application loads modules from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25430.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · updated 2026-10-15 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-0775.json)