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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0775 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0775 cve-icon
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-043/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Important

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-24T04:55:28.881Z

Reserved: 2026-01-08T22:50:45.465Z

Link: CVE-2026-0775

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T19:16:42.820Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-23T04:16:04.793

Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:51.687

Link: CVE-2026-0775

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-23T03:29:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-0775 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T10:26:45Z

Weaknesses