CVE-2026-21712

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw in Node.js URL processing causes an assertion failure in native code when url.format() is called with a malformed internationalized domain name (IDN) containing invalid characters, crashing the Node.js process.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 30, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Node.js — Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Security Releases

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2026-security-releases
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/3546390

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-21712(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatnodejs24-1:24.14.1-2.el10_12026-04-13redhat
redhatnodejs:24-8100020260408131901.6d8804032026-04-13redhat
redhatnodejs:24-9070020260402152654.rhel92026-04-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nodejs—24.14.1-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nodejs—24.14.1-r0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 57× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 184 total refreshes for this CVE.

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  8. 2026-08-19 14:08 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-19 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 14:08 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
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  16. 2026-08-16 09:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-14 06:10 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-14 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-12 22:55 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-11 20:40 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-11 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-08-10 07:59 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-10 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-08-09 05:44 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-09 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-07 15:55 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-07 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-06 00:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  25. 2026-08-03 23:00 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-03 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-02 15:03 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-02 15:03 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-02 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-21712?
CVE-2026-21712 is a medium vulnerability published on March 30, 2026. A flaw in Node.js URL processing causes an assertion failure in native code when url.format() is called with a malformed internationalized domain name (IDN) containing invalid characters, crashing the Node.js process.
When was CVE-2026-21712 disclosed?
CVE-2026-21712 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 30, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-21712 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-21712 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-21712?
CVE-2026-21712 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-21712?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-21712, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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