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Duplicate Advisory: npm cli Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 23, 2026 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 6, 2026
Withdrawn This advisory was withdrawn on Feb 6, 2026

Package

npm npm (npm)

Affected versions

<= 11.8.0

Patched versions

None

Description

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because describes a dependency bump and therefore, per CVE CNA rule 4.1.12, is a duplicate of GHSA-34x7-hfp2-rc4v/CVE-2026-24842. Additionally, per npm/cli#8939 (comment), npm cli should not be listed as an affected product. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original 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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 23, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 23, 2026
Reviewed Feb 3, 2026
Withdrawn Feb 6, 2026
Last updated Feb 6, 2026

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(1st percentile)

Weaknesses

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-0775

GHSA ID

GHSA-3966-f6p6-2qr9

Source code

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