---
title: "CVE-2026-106069: Node.js - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Node.js 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x contain a broken authentication caused by inconsistent TLS hostname verification of non-canonical IPv4 literals with leading zeros, letting attackers authenticate servers with mismatched certificates, exploit requires connection to such IP addresses."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-106069/
---

# CVE-2026-106069 Node.js - Authentication Bypass

Node.js 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x contain a broken authentication caused by inconsistent TLS hostname verification of non-canonical IPv4 literals with leading zeros, letting attackers authenticate servers with mismatched certificates, exploit requires connection to such IP addresses.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106069)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Man In The Middle

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

23 October 2026

Updated

25 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-295](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Node.js version beyond 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106069](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106069)
- [https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases)

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