The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Published: 2023-08-21
CVSS: 9.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Download Exploit for CVE-2023-32002 here:
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https://augustaverburg.nl/exploit-836-cve-2025-56383/
https://augustaverburg.nl/exploit-74-cve-2024-9143/