CVE-2025-9287

An improper input validation vulnerability was found in the cipher-base npm package. Missing input type checks in the polyfill of the Node.js createHash function result in invalid value calculations, hanging and rewinding the hash state, including turning a tagged hash into an untagged hash, for malicious JSON-stringifyable inputs.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.