Uncaught Exception in Node.js - CVE-2025-59465
Published: April 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126388
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59465
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Node.js Foundation
Affected software:
Node.js
Node.js
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the HTTP/2 server when receiving a malformed HEADERS frame with oversized invalid HPACK data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 HEADERS frame to cause a denial of service.
This primarily affects applications that do not attach explicit error handlers to secure sockets.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-59465
Install security update from vendor's website.