CVE-2026-0775
npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 23, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 30, 2026, 3:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | 99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-0775
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2026-0775 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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The Hacker News
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Zero Day Initiative
Node.js Trust Falls: Dangerous Module Resolution on Windows
In September of 2024, ZDI received a vulnerability submission from an anonymous researcher affecting npm CLI that revealed a fundamental design issue in Node.js. This blog details how it continues to ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2026-0775 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:confidential_compute_attestation:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Confidential Compute Attestation', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:cryostat:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Cryostat 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:logging:5'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhmt:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Migration Toolkit for Containers', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:network_observ_optr:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Network Observability Operator', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:workload_availability_nhc:0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Node HealthCheck Operator', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_lightspeed'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Lightspeed', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_pipelines:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Pipelines', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:serverless:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Serverless', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_3scale_amp:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_broker:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Broker 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:connectivity_link:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Connectivity Link 1', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_data_foundation:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift GitOps', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Satellite 6', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Single Sign-On 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_artifact_signer:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-732 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0775 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432280 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-0775.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'npm', 'product': 'cli', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.9.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-0775', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-01-24T04:55:29.621474Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-732 Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-043/