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7.0 HighCWE-732
CVE-2026-0775

npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

npmcli

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  • Not in CISA KEV
Exploit probabilityEPSSchecked 25 Oct
0.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Higher than 21% of scored CVEs

SeverityCVSS
7.0High

Description NVD

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.

Coverage 1 article · 1 outlet

First in our coverage: thezdi.com, 8 AprRSS feed
  1. Attackers can hijack Discord via Windows Node.js module flawthezdi.com · first in our coverage · mentions it in passing

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