Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting playwright-core package, versions >=1.0.0 <1.55.1
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- published15 Oct 2025
- disclosed14 Oct 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-59288 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade playwright-core to version 1.55.1 or higher.
Overview
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.