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nodejs: vulnerability history, versions and safety

nodejs is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 32 vulnerabilities for it across 11 releases, from Jun 2020 to Sep 2024. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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32 vulnerabilities recorded U32
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14 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on nodejs i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 14 of the 32 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 32 vulnerabilities on record across 4 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 14 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 32 over 4 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 07 Sep 2024 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 14 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for nodejs, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 11 of 11 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2020 2
  • 2021 4
  • 2022 8
  • 2023 9
  • 2024 9

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 32 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for nodejs

The 5 most severe of 32 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Vulnerability in Node.js Package: Bypass of Policy Mechanism 9.8 critical 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6 21 Aug 2023
Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2021-22930 9.8 critical No fix published 07 Oct 2021
Critical Vulnerability in Node.js Package: Bypass of Policy Mechanism 8.8 high 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6 15 Aug 2023
Prototype Pollution Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2022-21824 8.2 high 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3 24 Feb 2022
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2023-32559 7.5 high 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6 24 Aug 2023

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About nodejs

Is nodejs safe to use?

Vulert records 32 vulnerabilities for nodejs in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 32 not yet rated. 14 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does nodejs have?

32 vulnerabilities are recorded for nodejs in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 32 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new nodejs vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for nodejs in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 08 Jun 2020. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of nodejs are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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