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CVE-2024-21892

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the pro

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. Due to a bug in the implementation of this exception, Node.js incorrectly applies this exception even when certain other capabilities have been set. This allows unprivileged users to inject code that inherits the process's elevated privileges.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00448
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
nodejs node.js>= 18.0.0 and < 18.19.1
nodejs node.js>= 20.0.0 and < 20.11.1
nodejs node.js>= 21.0.0 and < 21.6.2
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · support@hackerone.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Feb 2024 · 02:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

15
msrcCVE-2024-21892
siemens-csafSSA-915275
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13697-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13698-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0730-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/Third Party Advisory
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