Input validation error in Node.js - CVE-2026-48618

Vulnerability identifier: #VU135015

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48618

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass tls wildcard-depth authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in TLS hostname handling when normalizing hostnames with unicode dot separators. A remote attacker can present a crafted hostname to bypass tls wildcard-depth authentication.

This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations.

Node.js
Anolis OS
nodejs-npm
v8-12.4-devel
nodejs
nodejs-devel
nodejs-full-i18n
nodejs-libs
nodejs-docs

Install security update from vendor's website.

Node.js - addressed in versions 22.23.0, 24.17.0, 26.3.1
nodejs-npm - update to 10.9.8-1.22.23.0.1
v8-12.4-devel - update to 12.4.254.21-1.22.23.0.1
nodejs - update to 22.23.0-1
nodejs-devel - update to 22.23.0-1
nodejs-full-i18n - update to 22.23.0-1
nodejs-libs - update to 22.23.0-1
nodejs-docs - update to 22.23.0-1

• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2026-security-releases

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Node.js
• Anolis OS update for nodejs