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TI-2018-05187 Aliases CVE-2018-7162GHSA-h4wv-8vxr-jgjq

Improper input validation in NodeJS Node.js

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06645 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode.js9.x+; 10.x+—No fix listedCNA
  • Node.js VendorNodeJS Affected 9.x+; 10.x+ Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*9.0.0 to before 9.11.2; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.1VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 to before 9.11.2; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4wv-8vxr-jgjq
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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