CVE-2025-23083
HIGHNode.js 20.x-20.18.1, 22.x-22.13.0, 23.x-23.6.0 - Permission Model Bypass via Worker Thread Hook
Title source: llmDescription
With the aid of the diagnostics_channel utility, an event can be hooked into whenever a worker thread is created. This is not limited only to workers but also exposes internal workers, where an instance of them can be fetched, and its constructor can be grabbed and reinstated for malicious usage. This vulnerability affects Permission Model users (--permission) on Node.js v20, v22, and v23.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23083-detect-nodejs-vulnerability
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23083-mitigate-nodejs-vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0008/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.7
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
28.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (19)
NodeJS/Node
10.0 - 10.*
NodeJS/Node
11.0 - 11.*
NodeJS/Node
12.0 - 12.*
NodeJS/Node
13.0 - 13.*
NodeJS/Node
14.0 - 14.*
NodeJS/Node
15.0 - 15.*
NodeJS/Node
16.0 - 16.*
NodeJS/Node
17.0 - 17.*
NodeJS/Node
19.0 - 19.*
NodeJS/Node
20.0 - 20.18.2
... and 9 more
Published
Jan 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026