CVE-2026-21712: 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.

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.7)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-03-31
Last Updated
2026-04-09
EPSS Score
0.33% (percentile: 24.3%)

Affected Products (1)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 nodejs24 24.13.0-3 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-03-31: Information published.
  • 2026-04-01: Information published.
  • 2026-04-09: Information published.