CVE-2021-22921
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Node
- Vendor
- NodeJS
- Product
- Node
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | affected | semver | 4.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.0 | affected | semver | 5.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.0 | affected | semver | 6.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 7.0 | affected | semver | 7.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8.0 | affected | semver | 8.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 9.0 | affected | semver | 9.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 10.0 | affected | semver | 10.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 11.0 | affected | semver | 11.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 12.0 | affected | semver | 12.22.2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 13.0 | affected | semver | 13.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 14.0 | affected | semver | 14.17.2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 15.0 | affected | semver | 15.* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 16.0 | affected | semver | 16.4.1 | Unavailable | None listed |