All versions of the package node-twain are vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of…
Priority HIGH 71CWE-703Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
All versions of the package node-twain are vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions due to the length of the source data not being checked. Creating a new twain.TwainSDK with a productName or productFamily, manufacturer, version.info property of length >= 34 chars leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0055 46th 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | node-twain | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | node-twain (npm) | up to 0.0.16 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-wxr3-2hgv-qm8f |
- node-twain Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- node-twain (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.16 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wxr3-2hgv-qm8f
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:luomusha:node-twain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:luomusha:node-twain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxr3-2hgv-qm8f
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-21525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxr3-2hgv-qm8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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