CVE-2026-48618
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- Jun 26, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Reserved
- May 22, 2026
Description
A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname normalization mismat.
This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations.
This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.7 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | hackerone |
| 3.1 | 7.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
nodenodejs |
|
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2026-security-releases
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48618vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2493337issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48618.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39246vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35842vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35841vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41947vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39868vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52399vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35892vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35891vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9455vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28727vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29012vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7378vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30172vendor-advisory
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