CVE-2026-123872
Published:November 11, 2026
Updated:November 12, 2026
A client certificate authentication bypass in Node.js TLS lets a client change the servername during TLS 1.2 renegotiation to reach endpoints it was not authorized for. On a server that applies different client-certificate policies per hostname, for example stricter admin-only client-cert auth on one host and ordinary client-cert auth on another, a client that authenticates for a permitted host can renegotiate the TLS 1.2 connection under a different servername and carry its existing authentication to the protected host, bypassing the stricter policy. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.
Affected Packages
nodejs (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=24.3.0 <24.22.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 24.22.3nodejs (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=22.3.0 <22.23.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 22.23.5nodejs (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=26.0.0 <26.13.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.13.1https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v22.0.0 <v22.23.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v22.23.5https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v26.0.0 <v26.13.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v26.13.1https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v24.0.0 <v24.22.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v24.22.3Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36