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CVE-2025-59466 (GCVE-0-2025-59466)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-20 20:41 – Updated: 2026-01-21 18:52
VLAI
Summary
We have identified a bug in Node.js error handling where "Maximum call stack size exceeded" errors become uncatchable when `async_hooks.createHook()` is enabled. Instead of reaching `process.on('uncaughtException')`, the process terminates, making the crash unrecoverable. Applications that rely on `AsyncLocalStorage` (v22, v20) or `async_hooks.createHook()` (v24, v22, v20) become vulnerable to denial-of-service crashes triggered by deep recursion under specific conditions.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-21 18:38 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
nodejs node Affected: 20.19.6 , ≤ 20.19.6 (semver)
Affected: 22.21.1 , ≤ 22.21.1 (semver)
Affected: 24.12.0 , ≤ 24.12.0 (semver)
Affected: 25.2.1 , ≤ 25.2.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.0 , < 8.* (semver)
Affected: 9.0 , < 9.* (semver)
Affected: 10.0 , < 10.* (semver)
Affected: 11.0 , < 11.* (semver)
Affected: 12.0 , < 12.* (semver)
Affected: 13.0 , < 13.* (semver)
Affected: 14.0 , < 14.* (semver)
Affected: 15.0 , < 15.* (semver)
Affected: 16.0 , < 16.* (semver)
Affected: 17.0 , < 17.* (semver)
Affected: 18.0 , < 18.* (semver)
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