01 Record
CVE-2025-59145
color-name@2.0.1 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
color-name@2.0.1 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.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.9% 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 2026-09-30.
- 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 20:32Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-09-15 20:39Z1 YR 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
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f7bdf4eac5bf4e9a2e433273678ec91c4f0b8446a0a9905223d0251419f1021d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/colorjs/color-name/security/advisories/GHSA-5fvm-p68v-5wmh
- 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