CVE-2025-23084 – Node.js Windows Drive Name Handling Path Manipulation Vulnerability

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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. As a result, although Node.js assumes a relative path, it actually refers to the root directory.

    On Windows, a path that does not start with the file separator is treated as relative to the current directory.

    This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.

    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added Reference https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases
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