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nodejs: vulnerability history, versions and safety

nodejs is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 7 vulnerabilities for it across 5 releases, from Feb 2023 to May 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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7 vulnerabilities recorded U7
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on nodejs i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 2 of the 7 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 7 vulnerabilities on record across 2 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 2 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 7 over 2 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 19 May 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.5 i
  • With no published fix 2 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for nodejs, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 5 of 5 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2023 5
  • 2024 1
  • 2025 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 7 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for nodejs

The 5 most severe of 7 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2023-23918 7.5 high 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 23 Feb 2023
Cryptographic Vulnerability in Node.js Package: Denial of Service Risk 7.5 high 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 23 Feb 2023
Node.js Vulnerability in Policy Mechanism - CVE-2023-30581 7.5 high 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 23 Nov 2023
HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2023-30589 7.5 high 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 01 Jul 2023
Critical Vulnerability in Node.js Package: Remote Crash Risk Due to User Input Handling 7.5 high No fix published 19 May 2025

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About nodejs

Is nodejs safe to use?

Vulert records 7 vulnerabilities for nodejs in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 7 not yet rated. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does nodejs have?

7 vulnerabilities are recorded for nodejs in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 7 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new nodejs vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for nodejs in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 23 Feb 2023. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of nodejs are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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