An incomplete fix has been identified for CVE-2025-23084 in Node.js, specifically affecting Windows device names like CON, PRN, and AUX.

published 2025-07-18 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-node-2025-27210 , BIT-node-min-2025-27210 , EUVD-2025-21939

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 14.3%; EPSS 14.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

bitnami node 20.19.4, 22.17.1, 24.4.1
bitnami node-min 20.19.4, 22.17.1, 24.4.1
nodejs node 20.19.4, 22.17.1, 24.4.1

Timeline

2025-07-16 First public exploit (EDB-52369)
2025-07-18 Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 15 mo ago (2025-07-21)

Exploit prediction

14.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-52369 NodeJS 24.x - Path Traversal remote, 2025-07-16

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	node	>=4.0.0, <20.19.4 >=22.0.0, <22.17.1 >=24.0.0, <24.4.1	20.19.4 22.17.1 24.4.1
bitnami	node-min	>=4.0.0, <20.19.4 >=22.0.0, <22.17.1 >=24.0.0, <24.4.1	20.19.4 22.17.1 24.4.1

Affected products

nodejs node
nodejs nodejs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

Node.js rss critical rss

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary