---
id: "VND-nodejs-openssl-november-2022"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: []
title: "Node.js: OpenSSL November Security Release"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "node", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "node"}, {"name": "node", "fixed": [], "affected": "14.x", "ecosystem": "node"}]
ecosystems: ["node"]
tags: ["node", "openssl", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["node-14", "node-16"]
published_at: "2022-10-28T19:00:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:41:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nodejs", "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/openssl-november-2022", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00"}]
---

# Node.js: OpenSSL November Security Release

Node.js announced that it will ship updates for its supported release lines after OpenSSL 3.0.7 fixes several security defects, with the highest upstream severity rated high. The exact nature of the defects and their impact on Node.js were under embargo at the time of this notice.

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

## Affected

- node:node affected ? fixed ?
- node:node affected 14.x fixed ?

## How to check

- `node --version` to see whether the install is on v18.x or v19.x, which the notice says are affected
- `node -p "process.versions.openssl"` to see the bundled OpenSSL version
- Check whether any Node.js 17.x installs exist, since that line is out of support

## Fix

- Move Node.js 17.x installs to a supported release line, as the notice advises
- Update Node.js 18.x and 19.x to the patched release Node.js published after the embargo lifted (exact version: unknown in these sources)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:13:00+00:00 nodejs https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/openssl-november-2022

## From the sources

Commercial support for versions past the Maintenance LTS phase is available through our OpenJS Ecosystem Sustainability Program partners OpenSSL November Security Release RG Rafael Gonzaga OpenSSL November Security Release Summary
The Node.js project may be releasing new versions across all of its supported
release lines in the first week of November to incorporate upstream patches
from OpenSSL. Please read on for full details.
OpenSSL
The OpenSSL project
announced
will release OpenSSL 3.0.7 on the 1th of
November 2022 between 1300-1700 UTC. The release will fix security defects on which
the highest severity issue is HIGH .
Node.js v17.x, v18.x, and v19.x use OpenSSL v3.
Node.js v18.x and v19.x will be updated to address this issue.
Support for Node.js v17.x ended in June 2022. It will not be updated. Please migrate to a supported version of Node.js.
Node.js 14.x and v16.x are not affected by this OpenSSL update.
At this stage, due to embargo, the exact nature of these defects is uncertain
as well as the impact they will have on Node.js users.
After assessing the impact on Node.js, it will be decided whether the issues
fixed require immediate security releases of Node.js, or whether they can be
included in the normally scheduled updates.
Please monitor the nodejs-sec Google Group for updates, including a
decision within 24 hours after the OpenSSL release regarding release timing,
and full details of the defects upon eventual release:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec
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.
Subscribe to the low-volume announcement-only nodejs-sec mailing list at
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec to stay up to date on
security vulnerabilities and security-related releases of Node.js and the
projects maintained in the
nodejs GitHub organization . Previous Nov 3 2022 Security Releases Next OpenSSL and zlib update assessment, and Node.js Assessment workflow

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