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Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update

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Published: 04/13/2026 (04/13/2026, 18:36:15 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. Security Fix(es): * minimatch: minimatch: Denial of Service via specially crafted glob patterns (CVE-2026-26996) * minimatch: Minimatch: Denial of Service via catastrophic backtracking in glob expressions (CVE-2026-27904) * nghttp2: nghttp2: Denial of Service via malformed HTTP/2 frames after session termination (CVE-2026-27135) * Node.js: Node.js: Denial of Service due to crafted HTTP `__proto__` header (CVE-2026-21710) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=20.0.0 <20.20.2Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)srcnodejs-1:20.20.2-1.module+el9.7.0+24193+41b7b572.src::nodejs:20<20.20.2>=21.0.0 <22.22.2>=23.0.0 <24.14.1>=25.0.0 <25.8.2

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/10/2026, 20:28:13 UTC

Technical Analysis

Red Hat Product Security released an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:7896) for the nodejs:20 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The advisory addresses four denial of service vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-26996 and CVE-2026-27904 in minimatch caused by specially crafted glob patterns and catastrophic backtracking; CVE-2026-27135 in nghttp2 due to malformed HTTP/2 frames after session termination; and CVE-2026-21710 in Node.js core caused by a crafted HTTP __proto__ header. These vulnerabilities can cause denial of service conditions but no CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The update rebases Node.js 20 to version 20.20.2, which includes fixes for these issues.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions in applications using affected Node.js 20 versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This may cause application crashes or unavailability when processing maliciously crafted inputs such as glob patterns or HTTP headers. No information about exploitation in the wild is reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official security update is available from Red Hat that rebases Node.js 20 to version 20.20.2, which includes fixes for all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the denial of service issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:7896
Cve Count
4
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-26996","CVE-2026-27135","CVE-2026-27904"]
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a160989e29bf47b50653364

Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:49 UTC

Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 20:28:13 UTC

Last updated: 09/15/2026, 01:45:46 UTC

Views: 105

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