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CVE-2025-9288

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-08-20
  • Fixed in2.4.12
  • WeaknessCWE-20

Am I affected?

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Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in sha.js allows Input Data Manipulation.This issue affects sha.js: through 2.4.11.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-08-2022:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
sha.js
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.4< 2.4.122.4.12
Browserify sha.js
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.4≤ 2.4.11no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As harborist, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-08-20

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • @rootio/sha.jsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 2.4.11-root.io.1
  • @rootio/sha.jsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 2.4.11-root.io.2
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.1Chainguardall versions · fixed in 18.1.6-r15
  • gitlab-rails-ce-18.11Chainguardall versions · fixed in 18.11.6-r4and 1 other package
  • gitlab-rails-ce-19.0Chainguardall versions · fixed in 19.0.3-r4
  • gitlab-rails-ce-19.1Chainguardall versions · fixed in 19.1.1-r1
  • gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1Chainguardall versions · fixed in 18.1.6-r30
  • gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.10Chainguardall versions · fixed in 18.10.8-r8

17 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-9288 Red Hat Product Security71 products fixed · 15 known affected

    sha.js: Missing type checks leading to hash rewind and passing on crafted data

    openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-db-migration-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-ui-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · openshift-serverless-1/kn-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Serverless · +12 more

  • RHSA-2026:41064 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.11.10 security update

  • RHSA-2026:3712 Red Hat Product Security12 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.15.4

  • RHSA-2026:3710 Red Hat Product Security12 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Release 1.15.3

  • RHSA-2026:0722 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: multicluster engine for Kubernetes v2.8.4 security update

  • RHSA-2026:0718 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Moderate: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.13.5 security update

10 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update sha.js to 2.4.12
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:41064 · 4 productsBefore you apply this update, make sure all previously released errata that are relevant to your system are applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:3712 · 12 productsRed Hat OpenShift Pipelines is a cloud-native, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) solution based on Kubernetes resources. It uses Tekton building blocks to automate deployments across multiple platforms by abstracting away the underlying implementation details. Tekton introduces…
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:0722 · 4 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.13/html/clusters/cluster_mce_overview#mce-install-intro
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:23528 · 4 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.11/html/clusters/cluster_mce_overview#mce-install-intro
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:19332 · 4 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.14/html/clusters/cluster_mce_overview#mce-install-intro
  7. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:16020 · 1 productFor more about Red Hat Developer Hub, see References links

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-08-21
  • CNACVSS 4.09.1known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.7 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryCRITICAL2025-08-21

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2025-08-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-95m3-7q98-8xr5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9288?

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in sha.js allows Input Data Manipulation.This issue affects sha.js: through 2.4.11.

Is CVE-2025-9288 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-9288, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-9288?

CVE-2025-9288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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