Fedora 40 update for nodejs18



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-23084
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

nodejs18
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU103223

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23084

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in path.join API when processing drive names in the Windows environment. A local user with ability to alter Windows drive names can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 40

nodejs18: before 18.20.6-1.fc40

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-cc8f9d8943


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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