{ "cve": [ "CVE-2022-32223" ], "vulnerable": "14.x || 16.x || 18.x", "patched": "^14.20.0 || ^16.20.0 || ^18.5.0", "ref": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases/", "overview": "Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.\nThis vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:\n* OpenSSL has been installed and \u201cC:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\SSL\\openssl.cnf\u201d exists.\n\nWhenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.\nAfter that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.\n\nIt is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.", "affectedEnvironments": [ "win32" ], "severity": "high" }