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CVE-2025-23083VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 20.18.2 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 20.18.2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade redhat/nodejs to 20.18.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/nodejspkg:rpm/redhat/nodejsOther threatsAffected
  • 20 <20.18.2
Fixed in
  • 20.18.2

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:1522) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed as available.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-23083) affecting Node.js 20 has been identified and addressed by Red Hat. The issue involves exposure of Node.js Worker Threads via the Diagnostics Channel. Red Hat has released an important security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate this vulnerability.

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