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TI-2025-16880 Aliases CVE-2025-23084GHSA-37v4-cwgp-x353

Path traversal in NodeJS Node

Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01588 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Node (NodeJS): 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
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; 18.0 to before 18.20.6; 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 23.6.118.20.6, 20.18.2, 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; 18.0 to before 18.20.6; 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 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*18.0 to before 18.20.6; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.1VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 18.0 to before 18.20.6; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23084
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37v4-cwgp-x353

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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