CVE-2022-32223

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    CVE-2022-32223

    Published: 14 Jul 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.

    References: https://hackerone.com/reports/1447455, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/32xxx/CVE-2022-32223.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32223, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0001/, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 73aa21658dfa6a22c06451d080152b32b1f98dbe
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v16.15.1
    v16.15.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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