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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 23, 2026 16:15:05 UTC

CVE-2026-105482

A flaw in Node.js DNS resolution allows hostnames containing a NUL byte to be silently truncated by the dns.resolve*() functions and dns.reverse(). This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-48930, which only covered dns.lookup() and the net/tls host options. Because the name is passed to c-ares as a C string, resolving attacker.example\0.trusted.example queries attacker.example and returns its records without any error. Applications that validate a hostname, for example against a domain allowlist, and then resolve it with dns.resolve*() can act on records for a different name than the one they validated. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.

Base score7.4/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 3.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityHighAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactHighC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactNoneA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityhackerone
Last updatedNov 2, 2026 15:51:54 UTC
PublishedOct 23, 2026 16:15:05 UTC
ReservedOct 5, 2026 15:00:00 UTC