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CVE-2021-21297

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21297 is a Prototype Pollution vulnerability affecting Node-RED versions 1.2.7 and earlier, specifically within its admin API. A malicious request can modify the default JavaScript Object prototype, potentially altering the Node-RED runtime's behavior. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and capable of high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodered:node-red:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0140 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @node-red/runtimeFixed in: 1.2.8

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67high

Prototype Pollution in Node-Red

Feb 26, 2021

References

github.com / node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.2.8
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / node-red/node-red/security/advisories/GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67
Third Party Advisory
npmjs.com / package/%40node-red/editor-api
npmjs.com / package/%40node-red/runtime