01 Record
CVE-2025-23084
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: hackerone
CNA base score5.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
02 Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-01-28 04:35Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 21:09Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-01-10
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f3c4724cdce71c0902c368a637adb1d9024e5fa94b10c254e9224fcf90fc5386
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
NodeJSNode4.0 to < 4.*, 5.0 to < 5.*, 6.0 to < 6.*, 7.0 to < 7.*, 8.0 to < 8.*, 9.0 to < 9.*, 10.0 to < 10.*, 11.0 to < 11.*, 12.0 to < 12.*, 13.0 to < 13.*, 14.0 to < 14.*, 15.0 to < 15.*, 16.0 to < 16.*, 17.0 to < 17.*, 18.0 to < 18.20.6, 19.0 to < 19.*, 20.0 to < 20.18.2, 21.0 to < 21.*, 22.0 to < 22.13.1, 23.0 to < 23.6.1—