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TI-2025-16879 Aliases CVE-2025-23083GHSA-wv7p-rjf3-9fr5

Improper access control in NodeJS Node

Priority LOW 36CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

With the aid of the diagnostics_channel utility, an event can be hooked into whenever a worker thread is created. This is not limited only to workers but also exposes internal workers, where an instance of them can be fetched, and its constructor can be grabbed and reinstated for malicious usage. This vulnerability affects Permission Model users (--permission) on Node.js v20, v22, and v23.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Node (NodeJS): 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 21.0 and later; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.120.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1Patch availableCNA
  • Node VendorNodeJS Affected 4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 21.0 and later; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.1 Fixed in 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NodeJS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:1613 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2025:1611 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2025:1522 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.4.0+22789+7c201776.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2025:1443 Released 2025-02-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
  • RHSA-2025:1351 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.s390x::nodejs:20 +20

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:1351, RHSA-2025:1611
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:1443, RHSA-2025:1613
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:1522
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23083
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv7p-rjf3-9fr5

References

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Sources

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