9.1

CVE-2025-9288: browserify sha.js Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.1v4.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-9288USN-7778-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-9288
Published 20-08-2025Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-9288 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in browserify sha.js. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.71%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 3

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in sha.js allows Input Data Manipulation.This issue affects sha.js: through 2.4.11.

CVSS metrics

10 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.68% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.71%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Sha.Js

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard49 products
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.1< 18.1.6-r15
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.11< 18.11.6-r4
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi14 products
  • opensearch-dashboards-3< 3.1.0-r4
  • opensearch-dashboards-3-alerting-dashboards-plugin< 3.1.0-r4
  • opensearch-dashboards-3-anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin< 3.1.0-r4
  • opensearch-dashboards-3-config< 3.1.0-r4
  • opensearch-dashboards-3-dashboards-maps< 3.1.0-r4
Browserify1 product
Debian1 product
  • node-sha.js< 2.4.12+~3.0.5-1 | < 2.4.11+~2.4.0-2+deb12u1 | < 2.4.11+~2.4.0-2+deb13u1 | < 2.4.11-2+deb11u1
Npm1 product
  • sha.js< 2.4.12
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-sha.js< 2.4.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.4.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.4.11+~2.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 | < 2.4.11+~2.4.0-2+deb13u1build0.24.04.1

6 vendors · 67 products

References

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