CVE-2023-23920

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—

4.2

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3: 4.2
EG Score: 4.2(medium)
EPSS: 24.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 23, 2023

Last Modified

March 17, 2025

References (8)

support@hackeronehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html
support@hackeronehttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
support@hackeronehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
support@hackeronehttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-23920(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	nodejs-doc (18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1) @ mantic	2026-05-25	ubuntu
redhat	nodejs-1:16.20.2-1.el9_0	2023-10-09	redhat
redhat	nodejs:18-9020020230327152102.rhel9	2023-05-09	redhat
redhat	nodejs-1:16.19.1-1.el9_2	2023-05-09	redhat
redhat	nodejs:14-8070020230306170042.bd1311ed	2023-04-12	redhat
redhat	nodejs:14-8060020230306170237.ad008a3a	2023-04-12	redhat
redhat	rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.21.3-2.el7	2023-04-12	redhat
redhat	nodejs:16-8070020230314140722.bd1311ed	2023-04-04	redhat
redhat	nodejs:18-8070020230322080930.bd1311ed	2023-04-04	redhat
redhat	nodejs:14-8040020230306170312.522a0ee4	2023-03-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-25 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 06:14 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-25 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-23920?

CVE-2023-23920 is a medium vulnerability published on February 23, 2023. An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.

When was CVE-2023-23920 disclosed?

CVE-2023-23920 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 23, 2023, with the most recent update on March 17, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-23920 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-23920 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-23920?

CVE-2023-23920 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-23920?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-23920, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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