Node.js up to 22.22.3/24.16.0/26.3.0 Error Message private personal information

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A vulnerability was found in Node.js up to 22.22.3/24.16.0/26.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to private personal information. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-48615. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Node.js up to 22.22.3/24.16.0/26.3.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a private personal information vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-359. The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw in Node.js proxy tunnel error handling could expose proxy credentials in `ERR_PROXY_TUNNEL` error messages. When proxy credentials are embedded in the proxy URL, they may be exposed through error handling paths and captured by logs, diagnostics, or other error consumers. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.

It is possible to read the advisory at nodejs.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48615 since 05/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1589 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 323047 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs24 (SUSE-SU-2026:2633-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 22.23.0, 24.17.0 or 26.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (323047). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• JavaScript Library

Name

• Node.js

Version

• 22.22.0
• 22.22.1
• 22.22.2
• 22.22.3
• 24.0
• 24.1
• 24.2
• 24.3
• 24.4
• 24.5
• 24.6
• 24.7
• 24.8
• 24.9
• 24.10
• 24.11
• 24.12
• 24.13
• 24.14
• 24.15
• 24.16.0
• 26.0
• 26.1
• 26.2
• 26.3.0

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• open-source

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