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High 7.5Published Feb 23, 2023

CVE-2023-23919A 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.

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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
7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-310
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 24, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
nodejs node.js
nodejs:node.js
from 14.0.0 through 14.14.0; from 14.0.0 before 14.21.3; from 16.0.0 through 16.12.0; from 16.0.0 before 16.19.1; from 18.0.0 through 18.11.0; from 18.0.0 before 18.14.1; from 19.0.0 before 19.2.0
NVD

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The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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