High severity · published Oct 23, 2026
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()
New
7.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
node · nodejs
22.23.3 through 22.23.3; 24.22.0 through 24.22.0; 26.12.0 through 26.12.0 · source: vendor
Affected product
NO
node
nodejs
More from node
9.8
CVE-2026-48930
A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Embedded-nul hostnames can lead to silent authority rebinding due to c-string truncation in resolver bindings
8.4
CVE-2026-58043
A flaw in Node.js Permission Model enforcement can over-grant filesystem access across radix-tree prefix boundaries
8.2
CVE-2026-48617
A flaw in Node.js Permission Model enforcement allows Bypass via `process.report.writeReport()` Path Misvalidation
8.1
CVE-2024-27980
Due to the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync, a malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code…
8.1
CVE-2024-36138
Bypass incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980, that arises from improper handling of batch files with all possible extensions on Windows via child_process.spawn /…