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.
CVE-2025-23166
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-05-19. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 55%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 19, 2025
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (1)
- support@hackeronehttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/may-2025-security-releases
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-23166(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2025-23166Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
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.
- RHSA-2025:8902Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
- RHSA-2025:8514Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
- RHSA-2025:8506Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:22 security update
- RHSA-2025:8493Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs22 security update
- RHSA-2025:8467Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:22 security update
- RHSA-2025:8468Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | nodejs:20-9040020250603124021.rhel9 | 2025-06-11 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs22-1:22.16.0-1.el10_0 | 2025-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:22-8100020250527102348.6d880403 | 2025-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:20-8100020250521115949.489197e6 | 2025-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:22-9060020250529115509.rhel9 | 2025-06-03 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:20-9060020250529100856.rhel9 | 2025-06-03 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.21(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 22.15.1-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 22.16.0-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 22.16.0-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 22.16.0-r0 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1 ... 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1 (21 versions) | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 20.19.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 20.19.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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