v25.2.1

nodejs/nodev25.2.1Nov 17, 2025by aduh95

AI Summary

A patch release for the Current branch that reverts a breaking change regarding Web Storage behavior to address feedback.

Key Highlights

Reverts the spec-compliant behavior of throwing on `localStorage` access.
Fixes V8 and crypto argument validation issues.

Full Release Notes

This release reverts the spec-compliant behavior of sometimes throwing on `localStorage`
access. We received feedback that this change on an experimental API was too breaking
for a semver-minor release, so we decided to push it back for Node.js 26.0.0.

### Commits

* \[[`ff89b7b6c7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ff89b7b6c7)] - **crypto**: ensure documented RSA-PSS saltLength default is used (Filip Skokan) [#60662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60662)
* \[[`5316b580eb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5316b580eb)] - **deps**: V8: backport 2e4c5cf9b112 (Michaël Zasso) [#60654](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60654)
* \[[`ca878bc90e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ca878bc90e)] - **doc,src,lib**: clarify experimental status of Web Storage support (Antoine du Hamel) [#60708](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60708)
* \[[`a4dee613fd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a4dee613fd)] - _**Revert**_ "**lib**: throw from localStorage getter on missing storage path" (Antoine du Hamel) [#60750](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60750)