CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows.
CVE
CVE-2021-22921
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
7.41%
Windows
Original NVD 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.
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