7.5

CVE-2019-15604: debian debian_linux Improper Certificate Validation

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-15604UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15604DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15604
Published 07-02-2020Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15604 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 19.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.97%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 7

Timeline

  1. 07-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Certificate Validation in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes the process to abort when sending a crafted X.509 certificate

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

19.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 19.97% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hackerone.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat5 products
Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 10.19.0-r0 | < 12.15.0-r0
  • nodejs-current< 13.11.0-r0
Debian2 products
Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.19.0 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.15.0 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.8.0
  • node.js≥ 10.0.0, < 10.19.0 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.15.0 | ≥ 13.0.0, < 13.8.0
Oracle2 products
Opensuse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2 | < 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2

7 vendors · 15 products

References

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