7.5

CVE-2023-30590: nodejs node

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30590DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30590CGA-77vq-fpjm-6qjw
Published 28-11-2023Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-30590 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 14
DLA-3776-1DLA-3886-1DSA-5589-1MGASA-2023-0226OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13021-1RHSA-2023:4330

Timeline

  1. 28-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However, the documentation says this API call: "Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values". The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.46% 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

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Chainguard3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Wolfi3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
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.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.3.1
  • node.js≥ 16.0.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.3.1
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | < 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm2 | < 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3 | < 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5 | < 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6 | < 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5

5 vendors · 10 products

References

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