# CVE-2025-46653: Formidable (aka node-formidable) 2.1.0 through 3.x before 3.5.3 relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable c

- Also known as: GHSA-75V8-2H7P-7M2M
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.5.3, 2.1.3
- Published: 2025-04-26 · Updated: 2025-04-29

## Affected

- node-formidable Formidable: from 2.1.0, fixed in 3.5.3
- formidable (npm): from 3.1.1-canary.20211030, fixed in 3.5.3
- formidable (npm): from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.3

## Description

Formidable (aka node-formidable) 2.1.0 through 3.x before 3.5.3 relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable content; however, hexoid is documented as not "cryptographically secure." (Also, there is a scenario in which only the last two characters of a hexoid string need to be guessed, but this is not often relevant.) NOTE: this does not imply that, in a typical use case, attackers will be able to exploit any hexoid behavior to upload and execute their own content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on node-formidable Formidable, formidable, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.3, 2.1.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/formidable/file_upload/report.md
- https://github.com/node-formidable/formidable/blob/d0fbec13edc8add54a1afb9ce1a8d3db803f8d47/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L10
- https://github.com/node-formidable/formidable/commit/022c2c5577dfe14d2947f10909d81b03b6070bf5

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