BIT-node-2021-22921

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    BIT-node-2021-22921

    Published: 6 Mar 2024Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf, https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22921

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: node

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/node

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 12.0.0
    Fixed -12.22.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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