CVE-2021-22921

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    CVE-2021-22921

    Published: 12 Jul 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/, https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 2f45ad8060e13d5ac912335096d21526f2f9602b
    Fixed -4eb2de9a776873d0475db611a8e7cba716afdf6b

    Affected versions

    v16.4.0

    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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