Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting org.webjars.npm:playwright-core package, versions [1.0.0,1.55.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-18860817
  • published14 Sept 2026
  • disclosed14 Oct 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-59288  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:playwright-core to version 1.55.1 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.npm:playwright-core is an A high-level API to automate web browsers

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature via improper verification of cryptographic signatures during package installation. An attacker can impersonate trusted entities by spoofing expected servers over an adjacent network.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1