Vulnerability in Nodejs Node
CVE-2022-35255
A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the retu…
EPSS: 0.019 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Nodejs Node.js
- Siemens Sinec_ins — versions 1.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-35255?
- CVE-2022-35255 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-35255?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-35255 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.