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FreeBSD: VID-C174118E-1B11-11EC-9D9D-0022489AD614 (CVE-2021-22921): Node.js -- July 2021 Security Releases

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FreeBSD: VID-C174118E-1B11-11EC-9D9D-0022489AD614 (CVE-2021-22921): Node.js -- July 2021 Security Releases

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/01/2021
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node14

References

  • CVE-2021-22921

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