CVE-2022-35255 is a critical weak randomness vulnerability in Node.js 18's WebCrypto key generation, affecting various Debian and Siemens products utilizing Node.js. The flaw stems from EntropySource() not verifying its return value and potentially providing cryptographically weak data for keying material. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely compromise confidentiality and integrity with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 18.0, < 18.9.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, <= 15.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, <= 16.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.13.0, < 16.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.0.0, < 18.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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