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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2022-32222 json

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…

published 2022-07-14 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-node-2022-32222 , BIT-node-min-2022-32222 , EUVD-2022-53423

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami node 18.5.0
  • bitnami node-min 18.5.0
  • NodeJS Node 14.20.0, 16.20.0, 18.9.1
  • nodejs-current Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 18.6.0-r0
  • nodejs-current Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 18.9.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-32222 updated cvss 5.3

nodejs: potential openssl.cnf hijack

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 npm, nodejs, nodejs-libs, nodejs-nodemon, nodejs-full-i18n, nodejs-packaging, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 npm, nodejs, nodejs-libs, nodejs-full-i18n Red Hat Software Collections rh-nodejs14-npm, rh-nodejs14-nodejs, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-full-i18n
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/1695596 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami node
>=18.0.0, <18.5.0
18.5.0
bitnami node-min
>=18.0.0, <18.5.0
18.5.0

Affected products

  • NodeJS Node

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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References

Sources

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