CVE-2026-84961

node-undici: undici's BalancedPool constructor passes its entire options object through an internal deep-clone that serializes and...

CVE-2026-84961 is fixed in 21 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84961, released September 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.1
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile

undici's BalancedPool constructor passes its entire options object through an internal deep-clone that serializes and reparses the value as JSON. Because JSON cannot represent functions, any function-valued TLS option, such as a caller-supplied checkServerIdentity callback or a custom connector inside the connect option, is silently discarded before it reaches the TLS layer. As a result a peer whose certificate the application's custom checkServerIdentity was written to reject, but which still passes Node's default hostname and chain checks, is accepted when reached through BalancedPool. The Client, Pool, and Agent dispatchers are not affected because they extract the connect and tls options before cloning. This affects undici versions from 7.24.1 up to 7.29.1 and from 8.0.0 up to 8.10.2, and only when the application supplies a function-valued connect or tls option to BalancedPool. Users should upgrade to undici 7.29.1 or 8.10.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
node-undici · Debian 14 8.10.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84961 Sep 10, 2026
nodejs · RHEL 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs · RHEL 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs · almalinux 8 1:24.21.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs · almalinux 9 1:24.21.0-1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs · ol 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs · ol 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-devel · RHEL 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-devel · RHEL 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-devel · almalinux 8 1:24.21.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-devel · almalinux 9 1:24.21.0-1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-devel · ol 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-devel · ol 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-docs · RHEL 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-docs · RHEL 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-docs · almalinux 8 1:24.21.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-docs · almalinux 9 1:24.21.0-1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-docs · ol 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-docs · ol 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · RHEL 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · RHEL 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · almalinux 8 1:24.21.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · almalinux 9 1:24.21.0-1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · ol 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-full-i18n · ol 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-libs · RHEL 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-libs · RHEL 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-libs · almalinux 8 1:24.21.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-libs · almalinux 9 1:24.21.0-1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-libs · ol 8 1:24.21.0-1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-libs · ol 9 1:24.21.0-1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · RHEL 8 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · RHEL 9 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · almalinux 8 3.1.14-2.module_el8.10.0+4250+09238ed4 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · almalinux 9 3.1.14-3.module_el9.8.0+292+f4eaf8b2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · ol 8 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · ol 9 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · rocky 8 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+40277+b1b3f89e RLSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-nodemon · rocky 9 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+40281+14cc6568 RLSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging · RHEL 8 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-packaging · RHEL 9 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging · almalinux 8 2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging · almalinux 9 2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging · ol 8 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-packaging · ol 9 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging · rocky 8 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40171+8fa9c325 RLSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-packaging · rocky 9 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.7.0+40153+4d595597 RLSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · RHEL 8 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · RHEL 9 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · almalinux 8 2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · almalinux 9 2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · ol 8 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
nodejs-packaging-bundler · ol 9 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24 · RHEL 10 24.21.0-1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24 · almalinux 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24 · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24 · ol 10 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24 · rocky 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:73428 Oct 1, 2026
nodejs24-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-debugsource · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-devel · almalinux 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24-devel · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-devel · ol 10 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24-docs · almalinux 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24-docs · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-docs · ol 10 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24-full-i18n · almalinux 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24-full-i18n · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-full-i18n · ol 10 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24-libs · almalinux 10 1:24.21.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24-libs · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-libs · ol 10 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
nodejs24-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:24.21.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-npm · almalinux 10 2:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:73428 Sep 29, 2026
nodejs24-npm · amzn 2023 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
nodejs24-npm · ol 10 2:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-73428 Sep 30, 2026
npm · RHEL 8 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
npm · RHEL 9 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
npm · almalinux 8 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
npm · almalinux 9 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
npm · ol 8 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
npm · ol 9 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026
pi-coding-agent · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.0.4-bp160.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22111-1 Nov 7, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · RHEL 8 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module+el8.10.0+24927+ed3d907a RHSA-2026:74085 Oct 1, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · RHEL 9 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module+el9.8.0+24924+cd677006 RHSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · almalinux 8 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module_el8.10.0+4292+21afb960 ALSA-2026:74085 Sep 30, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · almalinux 9 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module_el9.8.0+321+1555b6a2 ALSA-2026:73838 Sep 30, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · amzn 2023 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3107 Sep 28, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · ol 8 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c ELSA-2026-74085 Oct 2, 2026
v8-13.6-devel · ol 9 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91053+65d3e6aa ELSA-2026-73838 Sep 30, 2026

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