CVE-2025-54313
Actively exploited. CVE-2025-54313 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-22) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2025-54313 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Prettier eslint-config-prettier contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability. Installing an affected package executes an install.js file that launches the node-gyp.dll malware on Windows.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An embedded malicious code vulnerability executes malware during package installation.
- Who is affected
- Users installing the affected Prettier package are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Remove the affected package and install a safe version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 90% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2025-54313 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-54313: Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-01-22
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