CVE-2023-23919

A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-310

Published

2023-02-23

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Affected

• nodejs:node.js

References

• https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/

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