CVE-2021-22931

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
All versions
All versions
10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.22.512.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.12.012.13.0 ≤ v < 12.22.513.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.17.514.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.14.014.15.0 ≤ v < 14.17.515.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.6.216.0.0 ≤ v < 16.6.24.0 ≤ 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 12.22.5, 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 14.17.5, 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 16.6.2, 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 ≤ 8.0.26
v < 1.0.1.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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-170CWE-20

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