VDB-328475 · CVE-2025-59288 · EUVD-2025-34363

Microsoft Playwright signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Playwright. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-59288. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Playwright (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Github: Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.

The weakness was published 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59288. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270369 (Microsoft Playwright Node.js Package < 1.55.1 Spoofing (CVE-2025-59288)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (270369) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-34363). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Playwright

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 270369
Nessus Name: Microsoft Playwright Node.js Package < 1.55.1 Spoofing (CVE-2025-59288)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2025 VulDB entry created
10/14/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
11/21/2025 +37 days VulDB entry last update