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CVE-2023-25653

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-25653 is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Cisco node-jose versions prior to 2.2.0, specifically when using the non-default "fallback" crypto backend. This vulnerability, rated 7.5 HIGH on the CVSS scale, can be triggered by ECC operations, potentially leading to an infinite loop and system unavailability. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:node-jose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 20th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: node-joseFixed in: 2.2.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-5h4j-qrvg-9xhwhigh

Improper calculations in ECC implementation can trigger a Denial-of-Service (DoS)

Feb 16, 2023

References

github.com / cisco/node-jose/commit/901d91508a70e3b9bdfc45688ea07bb4e1b8210d
Patch
github.com / cisco/node-jose/security/advisories/GHSA-5h4j-qrvg-9xhw
Technical DescriptionVendor Advisory