CVE-2025-23084

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows. As a result, although Node.js assumes a relative path, it actually refers to the root directory. On Windows, a path that does not start with the file separator is treated as relative to the current directory. This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Aug 2025, 18:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Microsoft Nodejs Nodejs node.js Microsoft windows
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
References	~~() https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases -~~	() https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

28 Jan 2025, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-01-28 05:15

Updated : 2025-08-19 18:45

NVD link : CVE-2025-23084

Mitre link : CVE-2025-23084

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nodejs

node.js

microsoft

windows

CWE

No CWE.

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