CVE-2025-23084
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CVE-2025-23084 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nodejs | Node.Js | >= 18.0, < 18.20.6 |
| Nodejs | Node.Js | >= 20.0, < 20.18.2 |
| Nodejs | Node.Js | >= 22.0, < 22.13.1 |
| Nodejs | Node.Js | >= 23.0, < 23.6.1 |
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