High severity · published Jan 20, 2026
CVE-2025-59465
A malformed `HTTP/2 HEADERS` frame with oversized, invalid `HPACK` data can cause Node.js to crash by triggering an unhandled `TLSSocket` error `ECONNRESET`
7.5
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A malformed `HTTP/2 HEADERS` frame with oversized, invalid `HPACK` data can cause Node.js to crash by triggering an unhandled `TLSSocket` error `ECONNRESET`. Instead of safely closing the connection, the process crashes, enabling a remote denial of service. This primarily affects applications that do not attach explicit error handlers to secure sockets, for example:
```
server.on('secureConnection', socket => {
socket.on('error', err => {
console.log(err)
})
})
```
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
20.0.0 before 20.20.0; 22.0.0 before 22.22.0; 24.0.0 before 24.13.0; 25.0.0 before 25.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59465
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59465
Release Notes
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1842
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1843
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2420
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2421
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2422
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