CVE catalog
CVE-2021-22921
nodejs: CVE-2021-22921
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.41% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | sid | 24.22.1+dfsg+~cs24.19.2-1 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | forky | 24.21.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.4-1 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie-security | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm-security | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u3 | not affected |
| Bitnami | node | Not reported | 12.22.2 | fixed |
| Bitnami | node | Not reported | 14.17.2 | fixed |
| Bitnami | node | Not reported | 16.4.1 | fixed |
| Bitnami | node-min | Not reported | 12.22.2 | fixed |
| Bitnami | node-min | Not reported | 14.17.2 | fixed |
| Bitnami | node-min | Not reported | 16.4.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node | Bitnami | Not reported | 12.22.2 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-2021-22921 | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node | Bitnami | Not reported | 14.17.2 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-2021-22921 | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node | Bitnami | Not reported | 16.4.1 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-2021-22921 | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node-min | Bitnami | Not reported | 12.22.2 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-MIN-2021-22921 | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node-min | Bitnami | Not reported | 14.17.2 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-MIN-2021-22921 | Not reported |
| Bitnami | node-min | Bitnami | Not reported | 16.4.1 | Not reported | BIT-NODE-MIN-2021-22921 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnode108]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [libnode-dev]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [nodejs]Unknown
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [nodejs-doc]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-389290.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-node-min-2021-22921]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-22921]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2024-0042.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]