CVE-2022-32223
HIGH 7.3EPSS 1.8%
Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.
- Affected
- NodeJS · Node
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.3 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 78th percentile
- Published
- 2022-07-14
- Updated
- 2025-04-30
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- ianyong/cve-2022-322233★ · 2022-10-12
Security advisories
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0001