[UPDATE] [critical] Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilities

CSIRTS triage

What

Multiple vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, gain elevated privileges, bypass security measures, manipulate data, and disclose confidential information.

Who is affected

All deployments of Node.js are affected by these vulnerabilities.

Urgency

Remediation is critical due to the severity and potential for exploitation.

Action

Update to the latest version of Node.js to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source

CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)

Severity

critical

Published

2026-07-02

Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Language

Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0098

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

• Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-551301.6% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 73% of all scored CVEs.
• Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-551313.5% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 88% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-551320.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 13% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-594640.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.
• Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-594653.8% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 89% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-594660.62% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 46% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-216360.66% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all scored CVEs.
• Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-216371.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 60% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

• high[UPDATE] [high] Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
• medium[UPDATE] [medium] Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
• unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Tenable Identity Exposure (June 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis

Recent advisories for Node.js

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

• mediumCVE-2026-59817: Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.27.0 before 6.44.0, Ghost's public donati…nvd · 2026-07-09
• high[UPDATE] [high] Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
• unknownCVE-2026-57481: Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run…nvd · 2026-07-08
• unknownCVE-2026-57480: Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run…nvd · 2026-07-08
• unknownCVE-2026-55778: Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run…nvd · 2026-07-08
• mediumCVE-2026-59875: node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.17, node-tar does not…nvd · 2026-07-08

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