CVE-2026-9496 Affecting nodejs:22/nodejs-libs package, versions <1:22.23.2-2.module_el9.8.0+322+f4aa738c


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-NODEJS-20999715
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-9496  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 nodejs:22/nodejs-libs to version 1:22.23.2-2.module_el9.8.0+322+f4aa738c or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:76750.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:22/nodejs-libs package and not the nodejs:22/nodejs-libs package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Versions of the package pacote from 11.2.7 and before 21.5.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via the addGitSha function. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a specially crafted spec.rawSpec value that triggers the function’s regex replacement and string-manipulation logic, causing excessive CPU consumption and potentially stalling or crashing the process.

CVSS Base Scores

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