CVE-2026-0775
CVE-2026-0775 · npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of npm cli. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of modules. The application loads modules from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25430.
CVSS 7.0 · High · EPSS 0.3%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
cli
- Versions
- 10.9.0: Affected
No fix published
npm Debian:12
- Versions
- 11.12.1~ds1-1
- 11.12.1~ds1-2
- 11.12.1~ds1-3
- 11.12.1~ds1-4
- 11.13.0~ds1-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-2
- 11.16.0+ds2-3
- 11.16.0+ds2-4
- 11.19.0+ds1-1
- 11.19.0+ds1-2
- 11.19.0-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-2
- 9.2.0~ds1-1
- 9.2.0~ds1-2
- 9.2.0~ds1-3
- 9.2.0~ds1-4
- 9.2.0~ds2-1
- 9.2.0~ds2-2
- 9.2.0~ds3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Debian:13
- Versions
- 11.12.1~ds1-1
- 11.12.1~ds1-2
- 11.12.1~ds1-3
- 11.12.1~ds1-4
- 11.13.0~ds1-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-2
- 11.16.0+ds2-3
- 11.16.0+ds2-4
- 11.19.0+ds1-1
- 11.19.0+ds1-2
- 11.19.0-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-2
- 9.2.0~ds1-3
- 9.2.0~ds1-4
- 9.2.0~ds2-1
- 9.2.0~ds2-2
- 9.2.0~ds3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Debian:14
- Versions
- 11.12.1~ds1-1
- 11.12.1~ds1-2
- 11.12.1~ds1-3
- 11.12.1~ds1-4
- 11.13.0~ds1-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-2
- 11.16.0+ds2-3
- 11.16.0+ds2-4
- 11.19.0+ds1-1
- 11.19.0+ds1-2
- 11.19.0-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-1
- 12.0.2+ds1-2
- 9.2.0~ds1-3
- 9.2.0~ds1-4
- 9.2.0~ds2-1
- 9.2.0~ds2-2
- 9.2.0~ds3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.2.18~dfsg-3
- 1.3.10~dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.4.21+ds-2
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.16.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.18.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.8.0+ds6-4
- 6.14.4+ds-1ubuntu2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 7.5.2+ds-2
- 7.24.2+ds-1
- 7.24.2+ds-2
- 8.3.0~ds-1
- 8.3.0~ds-2
- 8.3.2~ds-1
- 8.5.0~ds-1
- 8.5.1~ds-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 9.2.0~ds1-1
- 9.2.0~ds1-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 9.2.0~ds1-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 9.2.0~ds3-1
- 11.16.0+ds2-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
npm Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 9.2.0~ds1-3
- 9.2.0~ds2-2
- 9.2.0~ds3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published