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CVE-2021-22940

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22940 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Node.js versions prior to 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5, as well as products from Debian, NetApp, Oracle, and Siemens. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely exploit memory corruption, potentially altering process behavior with high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 12.0, < 12.22.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 14.0, < 14.17.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 16.0, < 16.6.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0.0, < 12.22.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
>= 14.0.0, < 14.17.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1386 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (16)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 nodejs 14.17.5-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 14.17.5-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19004-16820Fixed in: 14.17.5-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18775-16823Fixed in: 16.14.0-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 nodejs 16.14.0-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 16.14.0-1
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:12-8040020210817133458.522a0ee4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:12-8020020210817125332.4cda2c84
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.17.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.17.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:12-8010020210817113128.c27ad7f8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:14-8040020210817165654.522a0ee4
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Quay 3Fixed in: quay/quay-rhel8

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2021-22940Important

nodejs: Use-after-free on close http2 on stream canceling

Aug 11, 2021
microsoft2021-Aug/CVE-2021-22940Important

Node.js before 16.6.1 14.17.5 and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption to change process behavior.

Aug 10, 2021

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/1238162
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
nodejs.org / en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202401-02
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210923-0001
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory