CVE-2019-15604

Exp

Improper Certificate Validation in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes the process to abort when sending a crafted X.509 certificate

Published: 2020-02-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-15604 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.46%, 97th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +16.92% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-15604

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15604

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.53% 20.46% +16.92%
2 2026-05-29 3.63% 3.53% -0.09%
3 2026-05-22 — 3.63% —

Full EPSS history (50 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-15604

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-15604

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-15604

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2019-15604: 2 source package rows (nodejs, nodejs-current); 32 state rows across 17 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-community, 3.17-main, 3.18-community, 3.18-main, 3.19-community, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.20-main, 3.21-community, 3.21-main, 3.22-community, 3.22-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 17, open 15. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-15604
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-15604 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nodejs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15604
gentoo normal CVE-2019-15604: 1 GLSA(s) (202003-48), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/nodejs); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-15604
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15604
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-15604 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nodejs), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9, released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15604

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-15604

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nodejs node.js >= 10.0.0, < 10.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
nodejs node.js >= 12.0.0, < 12.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
nodejs node.js >= 13.0.0, < 13.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat software_collections 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 19.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 20.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-15604

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0598 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602 Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/746733 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v10.19.0/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v12.15.0/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v13.8.0/ Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2020-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4669 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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