CVE-2025-23166 – Node.js Cryptographic Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-23166 vulnerability over time.

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impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added Reference https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/may-2025-security-releases
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