High severity · published Jun 26, 2026
CVE-2026-48615
A flaw in Node.js proxy tunnel error handling could expose proxy credentials in `ERR_PROXY_TUNNEL` error messages
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw in Node.js proxy tunnel error handling could expose proxy credentials in `ERR_PROXY_TUNNEL` error messages.
When proxy credentials are embedded in the proxy URL, they may be exposed through error handling paths and captured by logs, diagnostics, or other error consumers.
This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
node · nodejs
22.22.3 through 22.22.3; 24.16.0 through 24.16.0; 26.3.0 through 26.3.0 · source: vendor
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
22.22.3; 24.16.0; 26.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48615
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48615
Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2026-security-releases
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