{"id":"CVE-2021-22931","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-22931","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T01:11:10.439Z","title":"Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames…","description":"Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.","published":"2021-08-16T19:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:38:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-170","CWE-20"],"affected":["nodejs/node.js","netapp/active iq unified manager","netapp/nextgen api","netapp/oncommand insight","netapp/oncommand workflow automation","netapp/snapcenter","oracle/graalvm","oracle/mysql cluster","oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools","siemens/sinec infrastructure network services"],"epss":{"score":0.21952,"percentile":0.9766,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02","source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22931","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}