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CVE-2023-32006
Published: Aug 15, 2023
Modified: May 8, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
NodeJS | Node | affected 4.0 - < 4.*affected 5.0 - < 5.*affected 6.0 - < 6.*affected 7.0 - < 7.*affected 8.0 - < 8.*+12 more versions |
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