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CVE-2021-21298

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21298 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting Node-RED versions 1.2.7 and earlier, specifically within its Projects API. An authenticated attacker with 'projects.read' permission can exploit this to access arbitrary files on the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low privileges and complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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

3.5LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @node-red/runtimeFixed in: 1.2.8

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-m33v-338h-4v9flow

Path traversal in Node-Red

Feb 26, 2021

References

github.com / node-red/node-red/commit/74db3e17d075f23d9c95d7871586cf461524c456
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.2.8
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / node-red/node-red/security/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f
Third Party Advisory
npmjs.com / package/%40node-red/runtime