---
id: "VND-nodejs-openssl-fixes-in-regular-releases-dec2022"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: []
title: "Node.js: OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "node", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "node"}]
ecosystems: ["node"]
tags: ["node", "node.js", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["default-config"]
published_at: "2022-12-16T17:00:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:41:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nodejs", "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/openssl-fixes-in-regular-releases-dec2022", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00"}]
---

# Node.js: OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment

Node.js published an assessment of the December 2022 OpenSSL 3.0.7 advisory, covering CVE-2022-3996 (X.509 policy constraints double locking). Node.js states that none of its active release lines are affected because it does not use the affected policy functions or the -policy flag.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- node:node affected ? fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00 nodejs https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/openssl-fixes-in-regular-releases-dec2022

## From the sources

Commercial support for versions past the Maintenance LTS phase is available through our OpenJS Ecosystem Sustainability Program partners OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment RG Rafael Gonzaga OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment Summary
The vulnerability in the OpenSSL Security Advisory of Dec 13 2022 do not affect any active Node.js release lines.
Analysis
Our assessment of the security advisory is:
X.509 Policy Constraints Double Locking (CVE-2022-3996)
Node.js doesn't call OpenSSL as a separate process (so the possibility to use the -policy flag is invalid), nor call
the functions X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() and X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies() .
Therefore, Node.js is not affected by this vulnerability.
Contact and future updates
The current Node.js security policy can be found at https://github.com/nodejs/node/security/policy#security ,
including information on how to report a vulnerability in Node.js.
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