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Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-0775npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in cli from npm. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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. Was ZDI-CAN-25430.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12npmno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-0775
Debian:13npmno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-0775
Debian:14npmno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-0775
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnpmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSnpmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775
Ubuntu:25.10npmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSnpmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775
Ubuntu:26.10npmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-0775
npmnpmno fix listedGHSA-3966-f6p6-2qr9

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
npm cli 10.9.0

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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