CVE-2025-27210 is an incomplete fix for a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in Node.js, specifically impacting Windows users of the path.join API when handling reserved device names like CON, PRN, and AUX. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact. While not currently in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-52369) exists for Node.js 24.x, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nodejs | Node | >= 20.0.0, < 20.19.4, >= 22.0.0, < 22.17.1, >= 24.0.0, < 24.4.1CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Nodejs | Nodejs | >= 10.0, < 10.*, >= 11.0, < 11.*, >= 12.0, < 12.*, >= 13.0, < 13.*, >= 14.0, < 14.*, >= 15.0, < 15.*, >= 16.0, < 16.*, >= 17.0, < 17.*, >= 18.0, < 18.*, >= 19.0, < 19.*, >= 4.0, < 4.*, >= 5.0, < 5.*, >= 6.0, < 6.*, >= 7.0, < 7.*, >= 8.0, < 8.*, >= 9.0, < 9.*CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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