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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2021-07-12T10:22:24

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:25.916Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-22921

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-07-12T11:15:08.017

Modified: 2022-04-06T14:30:09.710

Link: CVE-2021-22921

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