CVE-2025-23166

Published: May 19, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: support@hackerone.com (Secondary)

Description

The C++ method SignTraits::DeriveBits() may incorrectly call ThrowException() based on user-supplied inputs when executing in a background thread, crashing the Node.js process. Such cryptographic operations are commonly applied to untrusted inputs. Thus, this mechanism potentially allows an adversary to remotely crash a Node.js runtime.

Related CWEs

CWE-248

Uncaught Exception

An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught.

References (1)

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/may-2025-security-releases

Source: support@hackerone.com

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