Critical severity · published Oct 7, 2021
CVE-2021-22930
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior
9.8
CVSS
36.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)36.5% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
NA
Nextgen Api · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
12.0.0 before 12.22.4; 14.0.0 before 14.17.4; 16.0.0 before 16.6.0 · source: NVD
SI
Sinec Infrastructure Network Services · Siemens
before 1.0.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22930
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22930
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.html
Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2/
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0002/
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