7.8

CVE-2018-7162: nodejs node.js Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2018-7162
Published 13-06-2018Last modified 08-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7162 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 6.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.89% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 10.15.0~dfsg-6
Nodejs1 product
  • node.js≥ 9.0.0, < 9.11.2 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.4.1
The node.js project1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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