Service unavailability impact in NodeJS agent(version <= 0.5.0)

published 2022-07-18 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-8gpg-466c-5cpj , EUVD-2022-6291

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability in Apache SkyWalking NodeJS Agent prior to 0.5.1. The vulnerability will cause NodeJS services that has this agent installed to be unavailable if the OAP is unhealthy and NodeJS agent can't establish the connection.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

npm skywalking-backend-js 0.5.1
apache skywalking_nodejs_agent 0.5.1

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Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	skywalking-backend-js	<0.5.1	0.5.1

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache SkyWalking NodeJS Agent

References

lists.apache.org /thread/x238wo4r5goy39dxdjcmlofp6gcdnqr3
web, mailing-list, release-notes, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/07/18/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36127
advisory
github.com /apache/skywalking-nodejs
package
skywalking.apache.org /events/release-apache-skywalking-nodejs-0-5-1
web

Sources

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