A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification can cause a server certificate to be validated against a different IP address than the one the client connected to, when the host is a non-canonical IPv4 literal with a leading zero, such as `0127.0.0.1`.

`tls.checkServerIdentity()` normalizes the host following the WHATWG URL rules, which read a leading-zero octet as octal (`0127.0.0.1` becomes `87.0.0.1`), while the connection is made through the operating system resolver, which on some platforms such as macOS reads it as decimal (`127.0.0.1`). A server at the connected address can then be authenticated with a certificate issued for another IP address.

This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Node.js TLS Hostname Verification Mismatch for Leading-Zero IPv4 Addresses

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname verification can cause a server certificate to be validated against a different IP address than the one the client connected to, when the host is a non-canonical IPv4 literal with a leading zero, such as `0127.0.0.1`. `tls.checkServerIdentity()` normalizes the host following the WHATWG URL rules, which read a leading-zero octet as octal (`0127.0.0.1` becomes `87.0.0.1`), while the connection is made through the operating system resolver, which on some platforms such as macOS reads it as decimal (`127.0.0.1`). A server at the connected address can then be authenticated with a certificate issued for another IP address. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.
Weaknesses CWE-295
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T16:15:05.850Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T15:00:00.654Z

Link: CVE-2026-106069

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-23T17:17:19.740

Modified: 2026-10-23T19:42:24.553

Link: CVE-2026-106069

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Updated: 2026-10-23T21:45:14Z

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