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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2022-32222

A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in…

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.15%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.15% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-310, CWE-427
Affected
nodejs/node.js · siemens/sinec ins
Source
support@hackerone.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.