# CVE-2025-59465: A malformed \`HTTP/2 HEADERS\` frame with oversized, invalid \`HPACK\` data can cause Node.js to crash by triggering an unhandled \`TLSSocket\` er

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-20 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- nodejs node: 20.19.6 only; 22.21.1 only; 24.12.0 only; 25.2.1 only; from 4.0; from 5.0; from 6.0; from 7.0; from 8.0; from 9.0; from 10.0; from 11.0; from 12.0; from 13.0; from 14.0; from 15.0; from 16.0; from 17.0; from 18.0

## Description

A malformed `HTTP/2 HEADERS` frame with oversized, invalid `HPACK` data can cause Node.js to crash by triggering an unhandled `TLSSocket` error `ECONNRESET`. Instead of safely closing the connection, the process crashes, enabling a remote denial of service. This primarily affects applications that do not attach explicit error handlers to secure sockets, for example: ``` server.on('secureConnection', socket => { socket.on('error', err => { console.log(err) }) }) ```

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Node.js, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases

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