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CVE-2022-32223

7.3 highEPSS 1.8%

High (7.3) in nodejs node.js. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.3 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 77% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-427
Published
Modified
Record from
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Affected

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