Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Node.js - CVE-2026-48615

 

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Node.js - CVE-2026-48615

Published: June 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135016
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48615
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of sensitive information in ERR_PROXY_TUNNEL error messages when processing proxy URLs with embedded credentials. A remote user can trigger an error handling path to disclose sensitive information.

The exposed data may be captured by logs, diagnostics, or other error consumers.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-48615

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

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