VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-3745
atob 2.0.3 and earlier allocates uninitialized Buffers when number is passed in input on Node.js 4.x and below.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 2.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
atob 2.0.3 and earlier allocates uninitialized Buffers when number is passed in input on Node.js 4.x and below.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- atob project/atob
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 2.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/321686Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0009/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/321686Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0009/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.