CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-0775

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in npm cli allows local attackers to escalate privileges due to incorrect permission assignment when loading modules from an unsecured location. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of a target user.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with low privileges can compromise another user's account, potentially leading to data confidentiality and integrity breaches on the system.

Recommendation

Immediately update npm cli to the latest patched version and restrict access to module directories for unprivileged users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS