7.7

CVE-2025-23083: nodejs node Improper Access Control

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AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-23083RHSA-2025:1522UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23083
Published 22-01-2025Last modified 26-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23083 is a high (CVSS 7.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.7/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.42%
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 11 · Duplicates 1 · Related 9
MGASA-2025-0041OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14706-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15802-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11110-1RHSA-2025:1351RHSA-2025:1443

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

With the aid of the diagnostics_channel utility, an event can be hooked into whenever a worker thread is created. This is not limited only to workers but also exposes internal workers, where an instance of them can be fetched, and its constructor can be grabbed and reinstated for malicious usage. This vulnerability affects Permission Model users (--permission) on Node.js v20, v22, and v23.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% 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

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat10 products
  • nodejs< 1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776
  • nodejs-debuginfo< 1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776
  • nodejs-debugsource< 1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776
  • nodejs-devel< 1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776
  • nodejs-docs< 1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776
Chainguard5 products
  • eco-nodejs-20.9.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-20< 20.18.2-r0
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r12
  • nodejs-22< 22.13.1-r0
  • nodejs-23< 23.6.1-r0
Wolfi4 products
  • nodejs-20< 20.18.2-r0
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r12
  • nodejs-22< 22.13.1-r0
  • nodejs-23< 23.6.1-r0
Alpine3 products
  • nodejs< 22.13.1-r0
  • openjdk17< 17.0.15_p6-r0
  • openjdk21< 21.0.7_p6-r0
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 20.18.2+dfsg-1
Nodejs1 product
  • 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.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.18.2 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.* | ≥ 22.0, < 22.13.1 | ≥ 23.0, < 23.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)

7 vendors · 25 products

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