🛡️ CVE-2024-22020 on Debian — nodejs

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

A security flaw in Node.js allows a bypass of network import restrictions. By embedding non-network imports in data URLs, an attacker can execute arbitrary code, compromising system security. Verified on various platforms, the vulnerability is mitigated by forbidding data URLs in network imports. Exploiting this flaw can violate network import security, posing a risk to developers and servers.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-22020 as tracked by Debian, for the package nodejs. The fix is available in version 20.15.1+dfsg-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22020 is recorded against 1 package.

  • nodejs (fixed in 20.15.1+dfsg-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 July 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2024-22020 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-07-09
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
nodejs — 20.15.1+dfsg-1

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