01 Record
CVE-2025-59144
debug@4.4.2 contains malware after npm account takeover
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
02 Description
debug@4.4.2 contains malware after npm account takeover
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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Red
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2025-09-15 19:10Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 16:08Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
- Weaknesses
- CWE-506Embedded Malicious CodeClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a460d5c957ddf53c21467ac456a74ef872067c76cf5088afe2cad78c1d7a7137
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/debug-js/debug/security/advisories/GHSA-4x49-vf9v-38px
- github.comhttps://github.com/debug-js/debug/issues/1005
- socket.devhttps://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack
- www.aikido.devhttps://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised
- www.ox.securityhttps://www.ox.security/blog/npm-packages-compromised
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/8