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CVE-2023-46809

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-46809 describes a vulnerability in Node.js versions that bundle or dynamically link to an unpatched OpenSSL library, making them susceptible to the Marvin Attack if PKCS #1 v1.5 padding is permitted during RSA decryption with a private key. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) can be exploited remotely with high attack complexity, potentially leading to significant confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 18.0, < 18.19.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 20.0, < 20.11.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 21.0, < 21.6.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0130 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:18-8090020240301110609.a75119d5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:20-8090020240228165436.a75119d5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:18-8080020240322102042.63b34585
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: nodejs:18-9030020240301111035.rhel9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: nodejs:20-9030020240229115828.rhel9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:18-9020020240322155241.rhel9
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:16/nodejs
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: nodejs
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-46809Moderate

nodejs: vulnerable to timing variant of the Bleichenbacher attack against PKCS#1 v1.5 padding (Marvin)

Feb 16, 2024

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00029.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html
nodejs.org / en/blog/vulnerability/february-2024-security-releases