CVE-2023-30590

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: November 28, 2023 at 07:15 PM UTC

Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However, the documentation says this API call: "Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values". The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node.js · Node.js

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.*13.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.*15.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.20.116.0.0 ≤ v < 16.20.117.0 ≤ v < 17.*18.0 ≤ v < 18.16.118.0.0 ≤ v < 18.16.119.0 ≤ v < 19.*20.0 ≤ v < 20.3.120.0.0 ≤ v < 20.3.14.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.**10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 19.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases

References (4)

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00029.html

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0011/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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