{
  "cveId": "CVE-2021-22921",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22921",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "Node.js 14 and 2 others: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)",
  "description": "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.",
  "published": "2021-07-12T11:15:08Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 7.8,
  "cwe": "CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)",
  "epss": 0.07409,
  "epssPercentile": 0.94477,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22921",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Node.js 12",
      "fixedVersion": "12.22.2",
      "fix": "Node.js 12 12.22.2",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/openjs.nodejs.12-12.22.2",
      "released": "2021-07-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Node.js 14",
      "fixedVersion": "14.17.2",
      "fix": "Node.js 14 14.17.2",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/openjs.nodejs.14-14.17.2",
      "released": "2021-07-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Node.js 16",
      "fixedVersion": "16.4.1",
      "fix": "Node.js 16 16.4.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/openjs.nodejs.16-16.4.1",
      "released": "2021-07-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-09T13:31:49Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}