7.5

CVE-2025-23166: nodejs node Uncaught Exception

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AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-23166RHSA-2025:8902UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23166
Published 19-05-2025Last modified 28-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23166 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncaught Exception vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); 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 · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.82%
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 16 · Related 13
MGASA-2025-0161OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15250-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15802-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11110-1RHSA-2025:8467RHSA-2025:8468

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The C++ method SignTraits::DeriveBits() may incorrectly call ThrowException() based on user-supplied inputs when executing in a background thread, crashing the Node.js process. Such cryptographic operations are commonly applied to untrusted inputs. Thus, this mechanism potentially allows an adversary to remotely crash a Node.js runtime.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.81% 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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat10 products
  • nodejs< 1:20.19.2-2.module+el9.4.0+23180+d266bac7
  • nodejs-debuginfo< 1:20.19.2-2.module+el9.4.0+23180+d266bac7
  • nodejs-debugsource< 1:20.19.2-2.module+el9.4.0+23180+d266bac7
  • nodejs-devel< 1:20.19.2-2.module+el9.4.0+23180+d266bac7
  • nodejs-docs< 1:20.19.2-2.module+el9.4.0+23180+d266bac7
Chainguard4 products
  • eco-nodejs-20.9.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.2-r15
  • nodejs-18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r12
Wolfi3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.2-r15
  • nodejs-18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-21< 21.7.3-r12
Alpine1 product
  • nodejs< 22.15.1-r0 | < 22.16.0-r0
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 | < 20.19.2+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.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.* | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, ≤ 20.19.1 | ≥ 22.0, ≤ 22.15.0 | ≥ 23.0, ≤ 23.11.0 | ≥ 24.0, ≤ 24.0.1 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.*
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)

7 vendors · 21 products

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