CVE-2021-22930
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxNode.jsSinec Infrastructure Network Services
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%
Description
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%All versions
10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.22.412.0.0 ≤ v < 12.22.413.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.17.414.0.0 ≤ v < 14.17.415.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.6.016.0.0 ≤ v < 16.6.04.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.011.012.013.014.015.016.04.05.06.07.08.09.0
Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.22.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.17.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.1.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0002/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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