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CVE-2021-22921 Node.js before 16.4.1, 14.17.2, and 12.22.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks under certain conditions…
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Node 16.0 | 16.0 → < 16.4.1 | 16.4.1 |
| Node 15.0 | 15.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 14.0 | 14.0 → < 14.17.2 | 14.17.2 |
| Node 13.0 | 13.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 12.0 | 12.0 → < 12.22.2 | 12.22.2 |
| Node 11.0 | 11.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 10.0 | 10.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 9.0 | 9.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
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