CVE-2026-48618

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.20 BB Relevance: 64/100
Published: 2026-06-26 Modified: 2026-10-25 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

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**.

Weakness Classification (2)

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
nodejs node.js 22.22.3
nodejs node.js 24.16.0
nodejs node.js 26.3.0

Bug Bounty Relevance

64 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

3.14%
Raw Score 0.031390
Percentile 87.9%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.03139
2026-10-28
0.03139

Intelligence Sources

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