A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname normalization mismat. This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
History

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Node.js TLS Wildcard Verification Bypass via Unicode Dot Separator nodejs: Node.js: Authentication bypass due to TLS hostname handling and unicode dot separator mismatch
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-289
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs
Vendors & Products Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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Title Node.js TLS Wildcard Verification Bypass via Unicode Dot Separator

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname normalization mismat. This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
Weaknesses CWE-176
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2026-06-26T01:14:36.868Z

Updated: 2026-06-26T15:10:40.049Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T15:00:09.276Z

Link: CVE-2026-48618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T15:10:33.683Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-26T01:14:36Z

Links: CVE-2026-48618 - Bugzilla