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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.0 High

CVE-2026-0775

npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

npm cli

Default version status: unknown

  • 10.9.0affected

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