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CVE-2025-46653

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-46653 describes a vulnerability in Formidable (node-formidable) versions 2.1.0 through 3.x before 3.5.3, where it uses the non-cryptographically secure hexoid library for filename generation, potentially allowing attackers to guess filenames for untrusted executable content. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.1.0, < 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-formidable:formidable:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.1LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 31 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.5 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (27)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: formidableFixed in: 3.5.3
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: formidableFixed in: 2.1.3
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift ServerlessFixed in: openshift-serverless-1/kn-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel8
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift ServerlessFixed in: openshift-serverless-1/kn-plugin-func-func-util-rhel8
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer HubFixed in: rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: gjs
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: mozjs60
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: firefox:flatpak/firefox
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: gjs
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: polkit
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: thunderbird:flatpak/thunderbird
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Fixed in: rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-argo-argoexec-rhel8
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Fixed in: rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-argo-workflowcontroller-rhel8
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift GitOpsFixed in: openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift GitOpsFixed in: openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift GitOpsFixed in: openshift-gitops-1/gitops-operator-bundle

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-75v8-2h7p-7m2mlow

Formidable relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable content

Apr 26, 2025
redhatCVE-2025-46653Low

formidable: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Formidable

Apr 26, 2025

References

github.com / node-formidable/formidable/blob/d0fbec13edc8add54a1afb9ce1a8d3db803f8d47/CHANGELOG.md
Product
github.com / node-formidable/formidable/commit/022c2c5577dfe14d2947f10909d81b03b6070bf5
Patch
github.com / zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/formidable/file_upload/report.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory