Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Older Node.js runtimes can mishandle memory after it has been freed. A successful attacker might corrupt memory and change how a Node.js process behaves. Treat this as important where Node.js powers internet-facing services, APIs, or vendor products.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-facing Node.js services and products that process untrusted input. Absence of KEV evidence lowers emergency pressure, but memory-corruption bugs in core runtimes warrant scheduled security upgrade work.
Technical view
CVE-2021-22930 is a CWE-416 use-after-free issue in Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4. The public description says memory corruption may let an attacker alter process behavior. The bundle provides no CVSS score or detailed exploit prerequisites.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely in applications, containers, servers, build images, or vendor appliances running vulnerable Node.js versions. Downstream advisories from Debian, Gentoo, NetApp, and Siemens indicate ecosystem and product-vendor relevance.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. Public references include a HackerOne report and vendor advisories, but the provided evidence does not establish exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is incomplete for scoring, exploitability conditions, and exact attack surface. Base analysis on the Node.js security release and CVE description, then correlate with local runtime usage and downstream vendor advisories.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Node.js to 16.6.0, 14.17.4, 12.22.4, or later maintained releases.
- Apply distribution security updates for Debian, Gentoo, and other packaged Node.js deployments.
- Check NetApp, Siemens, and other vendor advisories for product-specific remediation.
- Replace unsupported Node.js branches where no maintained security update is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Node.js versions across hosts, containers, CI images, and serverless runtimes.
- Confirm runtime versions are at or above the fixed releases named by Node.js.
- Review SBOMs and image manifests for embedded or transitive Node.js runtimes.
- Check vendor advisories for appliances or products that bundle Node.js.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162CVE reference
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2/CVE reference
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0002/CVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfCVE reference
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221005 [SECURITY] [DLA 3137-1] nodejs security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- GLSA-202401-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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