High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-23166
CVE-2025-23166
Description
The C++ method SignTraits::DeriveBits() may incorrectly call ThrowException() based on user-supplied inputs when executing in a background thread, crashing the Node.js process. Such cryptographic operations are commonly applied to untrusted inputs. Thus, this mechanism potentially allows an adversary to remotely crash a Node.js runtime.
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