CVE-2025-55131
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Jan 20, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 7, 2025
Description
A flaw in Node.js's buffer allocation logic can expose uninitialized memory when allocations are interrupted, when using the `vm` module with the timeout option. Under specific timing conditions, buffers allocated with `Buffer.alloc` and other `TypedArray` instances like `Uint8Array` may contain leftover data from previous operations, allowing in-process secrets like tokens or passwords to leak or causing data corruption. While exploitation typically requires precise timing or in-process code execution, it can become remotely exploitable when untrusted input influences workload and timeouts, leading to potential confidentiality and integrity impact.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | hackerone |
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
nodenodejs |
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References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55131vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2431350issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-55131.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2899vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1843vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1842vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2422vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2421vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2420vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2768vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2767vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2864vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2783vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2782vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2781vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7386vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7387vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6402vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6431vendor-advisory
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