CVE-2021-22921

Node.js 14 and 2 others: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)

CVE-2021-22921 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by Node.js 12 12.22.2, released July 1, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.8

No vendor severity

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0741

94th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
Node.js 12	12.22.2	Node.js 12 12.22.2	Jul 1, 2021
Node.js 14	14.17.2	Node.js 14 14.17.2	Jul 1, 2021
Node.js 16	16.4.1	Node.js 16 16.4.1	Jul 1, 2021

Details

Published
July 12, 2021
Weakness
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
Vendor advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22921

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