CVE-2025-23084

Published Jan 28, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows. As a result, although Node.js assumes a relative path, it actually refers to the root directory.

On Windows, a path that does not start with the file separator is treated as relative to the current directory.

This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3112 A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows. As a result, although Node.js assumes a relative path, it actually refers to the root directory. On Windows, a path that does not start with the file separator is treated as relative to the current directory. This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Nodejs
Nodejs node.js
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Nodejs
Nodejs node.js
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 8e-05}

epss

{'score': 9e-05}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, specifically affecting the handling of drive names in the Windows environment. Certain Node.js functions do not treat drive names as special on Windows. As a result, although Node.js assumes a relative path, it actually refers to the root directory. On Windows, a path that does not start with the file separator is treated as relative to the current directory. This vulnerability affects Windows users of `path.join` API.
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2025, 9:09 PM
Reserved
Jan 10, 2025, 7:05 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2025, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:51 AM