{"id":"CVE-2026-106073","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-106073","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:12:06.945Z","title":"As a result, code running under `--permission` with restricted `--allow-fs-read` can still use `fs.realpathSync()` to check file existence, resolve symlink targets, and enumerate filesystem paths outside of permitted directories.","description":"A flaw in Node.js Permission Model filesystem enforcement leaves `fs.realpathSync()` without the required read permission checks. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-21715, which only covered `fs.realpathSync.native()`.\n\nAs a result, code running under `--permission` with restricted `--allow-fs-read` can still use `fs.realpathSync()` to check file existence, resolve symlink targets, and enumerate filesystem paths outside of permitted directories.\n\nThis vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.","published":"2026-10-23T17:17:20.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-23T19:42:25.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":3.3,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00245,"percentile":0.15593,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-24","score":0.00159,"percentile":0.04723}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-23T17:17:20.000Z","detail":{"score":"3.3","severity":"LOW","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T17:17:20.343Z"},"summary":"New CVE, low severity (CVSS 3.3)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases","source":"support@hackerone.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106073","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}