PT-2026-6352 · Npm · Npm

Published 2026-01-23 · Updated 2026-01-23

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because describes a dependency bump and therefore, per [CVE CNA rule 4.1.12](https://www.cve.org/ResourcesSupport/AllResources/CNARules/#section 4-1 Vulnerability Determination), is a duplicate of GHSA-34x7-hfp2-rc4v/CVE-2026-24842. Additionally, per https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/8939#issuecomment-3862719883, 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.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

GHSA-3966-F6P6-2QR9

Affected Products

Npm

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3966-f6p6-2qr9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0775 · Security Note
• https://github.com/npm/cli · Note
• https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/8939 · Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-043 · Note