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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 36.45% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js · netapp/nextgen api · siemens/sinec infrastructure network services · debian/debian linux
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 36.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0002/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.