9.1

CVE-2022-35255: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-35255DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35255
Published 05-12-2022Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-35255 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.6% 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
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.09%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 7
DSA-5326-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12370-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12376-1RHSA-2022:6963RHSA-2022:6964RHSA-2022:7821

Timeline

  1. 05-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it can (and sometimes will) fail. 2) The random data returned byEntropySource() may not be cryptographically strong and therefore not suitable as keying material.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.17 pp

From 1.92% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

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.

Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 16.17.1-r0
  • nodejs-current< 18.9.1-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.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.9.1
  • node.js≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.14.0 | ≥ 16.0.0, ≤ 16.12.0 | ≥ 16.13.0, < 16.17.1 | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.9.1
Siemens1 product

4 vendors · 7 products

References

6 links