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CVE-2025-6545

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js. This issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.

CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Source: 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158

References

https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/9699045c37a07f8319cfb8d44e2ff4252d7a7078
https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/e3102a8cd4830a3ac85cd0dd011cc002fdde33bb
https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cp-r72f-jxh6

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.