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Vulnerability details: VCID-3a21-mb2w-f3cz
Vulnerability ID VCID-3a21-mb2w-f3cz
Aliases CVE-2025-59288
GHSA-7mvr-c777-76hp
Summary Playwright downloads and installs browsers without verifying the authenticity of the SSL certificate Use of `curl` with the `-k` (or `--insecure`) flag in installer scripts allows attackers to deliver arbitrary executables via Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks. This can lead to full system compromise, as the downloaded files are installed as privileged applications.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59288.json
epss 0.00037 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59288
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mvr-c777-76hp
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/72c62d840247d9defd87c6beb0344d456794b570
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/72c62d840247d9defd87c6beb0344d456794b570
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37532
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37532
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.55.1
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.55.1
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.0
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.0
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/SocketDev/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qxm8-4v54-964r
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/SocketDev/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qxm8-4v54-964r
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
cvssv4 8.7 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
generic_textual HIGH https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
ssvc Track https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
cvssv4 8.7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59288
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59288
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59288.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59288
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/72c62d840247d9defd87c6beb0344d456794b570
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37532
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.55.1
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.0
2403843 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2403843
CVE-2025-59288 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
CVE-2025-59288 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59288
GHSA-7mvr-c777-76hp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mvr-c777-76hp
GHSA-qxm8-4v54-964r https://github.com/SocketDev/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qxm8-4v54-964r
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59288.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/72c62d840247d9defd87c6beb0344d456794b570
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37532
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.55.1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.0
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/SocketDev/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qxm8-4v54-964r
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RC:C Found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-14T19:44:47Z/ Found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59288
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59288
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.11395
EPSS Score 0.00037
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T21:04:24.828275+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/playwright/CVE-2025-59288.yml 38.6.0