CVE-2022-32222

5.3 mediumEPSS 2.2%

Medium (5.3). EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.3 medium

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

EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-427, CWE-310
Published: 2022-07-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nodejs:node.js
siemens:sinec_ins

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/1695596
https://hackerone.com/reports/1695596

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