Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in CLI - CVE-2026-0775
Published: January 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121562
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0775
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: npm Inc.
Affected software:
CLI
CLI
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application loads modules from an unsecured location, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-0775
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.