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CVE-2025-23084

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2025 at 04:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

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.*17.0 ≤ v < 17.*18.0 ≤ v < 18.20.619.0 ≤ v < 19.*20.0 ≤ v < 20.18.221.0 ≤ v < 21.*22.0 ≤ v < 22.13.123.0 ≤ v < 23.6.14.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.011.012.013.014.015.016.017.018.019.020.021.022.023.04.05.06.07.08.09.0
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.*, 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 18.20.6, 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 20.18.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.13.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.6.1, 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
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/22/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0003/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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