CVE-2026-106074

nodejs: nodejs: predictable random values via snapshot entropy cache reuse

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw in Node.js `crypto` causes the internal entropy caches used by `crypto.randomUUID()`, `crypto.randomUUIDv7()`, and `crypto.randomInt()` to be saved into user-land startup snapshots (`--build-snapshot`) and single executable applications built with `useSnapshot`.

If any of these functions, or an API that relies on them such as `URL.createObjectURL()`, is called while the snapshot is built, every process started from that snapshot returns the same values until the cache is refilled: up to 127 UUIDs and about 1,000 `randomInt()` values. Identifiers expected to be unique can collide across processes, and values issued by one process can be predicted by observing another.

This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Predictable Random Values Leak in Node.js Startup Snapshots nodejs: nodejs: predictable random values via snapshot entropy cache reuse
Weaknesses CWE-335
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

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First Time appeared Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs
Vendors & Products Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs
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Title Predictable Random Values Leak in Node.js Startup Snapshots
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw in Node.js `crypto` causes the internal entropy caches used by `crypto.randomUUID()`, `crypto.randomUUIDv7()`, and `crypto.randomInt()` to be saved into user-land startup snapshots (`--build-snapshot`) and single executable applications built with `useSnapshot`. If any of these functions, or an API that relies on them such as `URL.createObjectURL()`, is called while the snapshot is built, every process started from that snapshot returns the same values until the cache is refilled: up to 127 UUIDs and about 1,000 `randomInt()` values. Identifiers expected to be unique can collide across processes, and values issued by one process can be predicted by observing another. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.
Weaknesses CWE-330
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 3:48 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 3:00 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 4:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 23, 2026, 4:15 PM