FKIE_CVE-2025-59466

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-20 21:16 - Updated: 2026-01-30 20:25
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releasesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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