CVE-2021-22921

Node.js before 16.4.1, 14.17.2, and 12.22.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks under certain conditions on Windows platforms. More specifically, improper configuration of permissions in the installation directory allows an attacker to perform two different escalation attacks: PATH and DLL hijacking.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
hackeroneCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 72%
VendorProductVersion
nodejsnode.js
12.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 12.22.2
nodejsnode.js
14.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.17.2
nodejsnode.js
16.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 16.4.1
siemenssinec_infrastructure_network_services
𝑥
< 1.0.1.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nodejs
bullseye
12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4
fixed
bullseye (security)
12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5
fixed
bookworm
18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1
fixed
sid
20.17.0+dfsg-2
fixed
trixie
20.17.0+dfsg-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nodejs
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected