CVE-2023-38552
Node.js 18 and 1 other: When the Node.js policy feature checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest, the application…
CVE-2023-38552 is fixed in 16 products on 2 platforms, first by Node.js 18 18.18.2, released October 13, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0124
69th percentile
When the Node.js policy feature checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest, the application can intercept the operation and return a forged checksum to the node's policy implementation, thus effectively disabling the integrity check. Impacts: This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy mechanism is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Node.js 18 | 18.18.2 | Node.js 18 18.18.2 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Node.js 20 | 20.9.0 | Node.js 20 20.9.0 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Linux | |||
| nodejs · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38552 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38552 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs · Debian 14 | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38552 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs · RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs · RHEL 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+20408+7cb5fda5 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs · almalinux 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs · almalinux 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module_el9.2.0+43+3ebc9e20 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs · ol 8 | 1:18.18.2-1.module+el8.8.0+21193+eb5c830b | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs · ol 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0+21194+c0bbf6cf | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · RHEL 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+20408+7cb5fda5 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · almalinux 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · almalinux 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module_el9.2.0+43+3ebc9e20 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · ol 8 | 1:18.18.2-1.module+el8.8.0+21193+eb5c830b | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-devel · ol 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0+21194+c0bbf6cf | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · RHEL 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+20408+7cb5fda5 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · almalinux 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · almalinux 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module_el9.2.0+43+3ebc9e20 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · ol 8 | 1:18.18.2-1.module+el8.8.0+21193+eb5c830b | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-docs · ol 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0+21194+c0bbf6cf | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · RHEL 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+20408+7cb5fda5 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · almalinux 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · almalinux 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module_el9.2.0+43+3ebc9e20 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · ol 8 | 1:18.18.2-1.module+el8.8.0+21193+eb5c830b | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-full-i18n · ol 9 | 1:18.18.2-2.module+el9.2.0+21194+c0bbf6cf | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-libs · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:18.18.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · RHEL 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · RHEL 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19753+58118bc0 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · almalinux 8 | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · almalinux 9 | 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · ol 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.8.0+21170+2efec6d4 | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · ol 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.2.0+21169+1d24b6cc | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-nodemon · rocky 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1824+532140ee | RLSA-2023:5869 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| nodejs-nodemon · rocky 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785 | RLSA-2023:5849 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| nodejs-npm · amzn 2023 | 1:9.8.1-1.18.18.2.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19519+e25b965a | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · almalinux 8 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · almalinux 9 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · ol 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+20766+0a247725 | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · ol 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401 | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging · rocky 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+1989+e60144d9 | RLSA-2023:5869 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| nodejs-packaging · rocky 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:5849 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19519+e25b965a | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · almalinux 8 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · almalinux 9 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · ol 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+20766+0a247725 | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| nodejs-packaging-bundler · ol 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401 | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| npm · RHEL 8 | 1:10.1.0-1.20.8.1.1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 | RHSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| npm · RHEL 9 | 1:9.8.1-1.18.18.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+20408+7cb5fda5 | RHSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| npm · almalinux 8 | 1:10.1.0-1.20.8.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3675+0258a6d9 | ALSA-2023:7205 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| npm · almalinux 9 | 1:9.8.1-1.18.18.2.2.module_el9.2.0+43+3ebc9e20 | ALSA-2023:5849 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| npm · ol 8 | 1:9.8.1-1.18.18.2.1.module+el8.8.0+21193+eb5c830b | ELSA-2023-5869 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| npm · ol 9 | 1:9.8.1-1.18.18.2.2.module+el9.2.0+21194+c0bbf6cf | ELSA-2023-5849 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| v8-10.2-devel · amzn 2023 | 3:10.2.154.26-1.18.18.2.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-412 | Oct 30, 2023 |
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