Vulnerability Details CVE-2025-59466
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.9
Products affected by CVE-2025-59466
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.5.0