description: Node.js before 16.4.1, 14.17.2, and 12.22.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks under certain conditions on Windows platforms. More specifically, improper configuration of permissions in the installation directory allows an attacker to perform two different escalation attacks: PATH and DLL hijacking.
problem types: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
affected:
{
product: https://github.com/nodejs/node
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: Fixed in 16.4.1, 14.17.2, and 12.22.2
}