Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-6547

CVE-2025-6547

harborist — On Node.js < 3, pbkdf2 silently disregards Uint8Array input, returning static keys

EPSS 0.5%public exploit CVSS 9.1

critical.is priorityof 100

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CVSS 9.1 (CNA)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 40.1.401 × 208.0 Exploit: SSVC poc+1010.0 SSVC exploitation: poc+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation.This issue affects pbkdf2: <=3.1.2.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

pbkdf2>= 1 <=3.1.2–CNA

Scores by source

harborist (CNA)9.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

References

writeupgithub.com/browserify/pbkdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-v62p-rq8g-8h59 patchgithub.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/e3102a8cd4830a3ac85cd0dd011cc002fdde33bb