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 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.

• CWE-732
• CWE-732

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/Third Party Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/Third Party Advisory

Published

Jul 12, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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