The use of module.constructor.createRequire() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"severity": "High"
}