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CRITICAL

CVE-2019-15606

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

20.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e
  • nodejs-packagingAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-15606 Red Hat Product Security202 products fixed

    nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed

  • RHSA-2020:0602 Red Hat Product Security66 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update

  • RHSA-2020:0598 Red Hat Product Security26 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:12 security update

  • RHSA-2020:0597 Red Hat Product Security66 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs10-nodejs security update

  • RHSA-2020:0579 Red Hat Product Security27 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:10 security update

  • RHSA-2020:0573 Red Hat Product Security17 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:10 security update

Full record on NVD

Description

Including trailing white space in HTTP header values in Nodejs 10, 12, and 13 causes bypass of authorization based on header value comparisons

Technical details

Published
2020-02-07

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15606?

Including trailing white space in HTTP header values in Nodejs 10, 12, and 13 causes bypass of authorization based on header value comparisons

Is CVE-2019-15606 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-15606 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 20.0% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15606?

CVE-2019-15606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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