Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements Affecting nodejs:20/nodejs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NODEJS-15893578
  • published4 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Mar 2026

Introduced: 30 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-21712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-168  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 nodejs:20/nodejs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:20/nodejs package and not the nodejs:20/nodejs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Node.js URL processing causes an assertion failure in native code when url.format() is called with a malformed internationalized domain name (IDN) containing invalid characters, crashing the Node.js process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1