CVE-2025-6545

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js.

This issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
57(Track)
EG Risk 57/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 23, 2025

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

pbkdf2 silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algorithm strings (even if supported by Node.js) · Advisory · browserify/pbkdf2 · GitHub

https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cp-r72f-jxh6
github_commit

commit e3102a8cd483 (browserify/pbkdf2)

Fix landed in browserify/pbkdf2 commit e3102a8cd483 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/e3102a8cd4830a3ac85cd0dd011cc002fdde33bb
github_commit

commit 9699045c37a0 (browserify/pbkdf2)

Fix landed in browserify/pbkdf2 commit 9699045c37a0 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/9699045c37a07f8319cfb8d44e2ff4252d7a7078

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-6545(6)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-ui-rhel8:17720364712026-03-04redhat
redhatopenshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-db-migration-rhel9:v1.19.4-17648190052025-12-09redhat
redhatrhtas/rekor-search-ui-rhel9:1.2.1-17554567402025-08-25redhat
redhatrhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9:1.7.0-17549364702025-08-19redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-ossmc-rhel9:2.4.7-17515493902025-07-09redhat

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

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pbkdf2—3.1.3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-6545?
CVE-2025-6545 is a critical vulnerability published on June 23, 2025. Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js. This issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.
When was CVE-2025-6545 disclosed?
CVE-2025-6545 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 23, 2025, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-6545 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-6545 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-6545?
CVE-2025-6545 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-6545?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-6545, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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