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TI-2017-11785 Aliases CVE-2017-16064GHSA-j68r-23hj-xf9c

Information disclosure in HackerOne node-openssl node module

Priority LOW 35CWE-506Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution, Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506 and CWE-200.

Summary

node-openssl was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01158 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnenode-openssl node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—node-openssl (npm)up to 1.0.2—No fix listedGHSA-j68r-23hj-xf9c
  • node-openssl node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • node-openssl (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j68r-23hj-xf9c

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:node-openssl_project:node-openssl:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*all versionsVulnerableNode-openssl Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:node-openssl_project:node-openssl:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Node-openssl Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16064
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j68r-23hj-xf9c

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2023-26860 The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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