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.
CVE-2026-48618
Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-26. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 1.2.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 7.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 47.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 26, 2026
Last Modified
June 26, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jun 26, 2026Node.js — Thursday, June 18, 2026 Security Releases
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2026-security-releasesVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48618(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:35841Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- GHSA-g57m-hr98-5m89GitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead...
- RHSA-2026:30172Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:29012Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:28727Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:9455Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7378Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | nodejs:22-9080020260626075442.rhel9 | 2026-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs24-1:24.18.0-1.el10_2 | 2026-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs22-1:22.23.1-2.el10_2 | 2026-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:24-9080020260626074955.rhel9 | 2026-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs26-main-26.4.0-1.2.hum1 | 2026-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs24-main-24.18.0-0.1.hum1 | 2026-06-24 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs22-main-22.23.1-1.hum1 | 2026-06-24 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs20-main-20.20.2-1.hum1 | 2026-04-21 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs25-main-25.9.0-1.1.hum1 | 2026-04-10 | redhat |
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.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 45× in last 7d / 74× 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.
- 2026-07-07 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-07 03:14 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-07 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-06 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-06 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-06 00:51 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-06 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-05 11:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-05 11:41 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-05 11:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 22:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 22:31 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-04 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-04 09:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 09:20 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-04 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-03 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 20:11 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-03 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-07-03 07:00 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 07:00 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-03 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-02 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-02 17:47 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-02 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-02 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-02 04:37 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-02 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-01 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-01 15:27 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-01 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-01 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-01 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 13:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 13:07 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-30 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-29 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-29 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-29 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 10:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-29 10:46 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-29 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-28 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-28 21:36 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-28 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 08:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-28 08:26 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-28 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-27 19:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 19:16 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-27 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 06:06 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-27 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-26 21:42 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-06-26 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-26 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-26 03:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-26 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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