Vulnerability in Quickjs
CVE-2025-62494
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the handling of the string addition (+) operation within the QuickJS engine. * The code first checks if the left-hand operand is a string. * It then attempts to convert the right-hand operand to a primitive value using JS_ToPrimitiveFree. This conversion can trigger a callback (e.g., toString or valueOf). * During this callback, an attacker can modify the type of the left-hand operand in memory, changing it from a string to a different type (e.g., an object or an array). * The code then proceeds to call JS_ConcatStringInPlace, which still treats the modified left-hand value as a string. This mismatch between the assumed type (string) and the actual type allows an attacker to control the data structure being processed by the concatenation logic, resulting in a type confusion condition. This can lead to out-of-bounds memory access, potentially resulting in memory corruption and arbitrary code execution in the context of the QuickJS runtime.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Quickjs — versions 2025-04-26
- Quickjs_project Quickjs
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve-coordination@google.com (Release Notes)
- cve-coordination@google.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62494?
- CVE-2025-62494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickjs, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62494?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.