01 Record

CVE-2024-21892

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: hackerone

CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 46.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2024-02-20 01:31Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-30 22:25Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-01-03

Assigning CNA

hackerone

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b0b2c4b989d0a7d8661321582c2f122ac0fdd4c24a025febfa584d5ad0395310

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

NodeJSNode4.0 to < 4.*, 5.0 to < 5.*, 6.0 to < 6.*, 7.0 to < 7.*, 8.0 to < 8.*, 9.0 to < 9.*, 10.0 to < 10.*, 11.0 to < 11.*, 12.0 to < 12.*, 13.0 to < 13.*, 14.0 to < 14.*, 15.0 to < 15.*, 16.0 to < 16.*, 17.0 to < 17.*, 18.0 to < 18.19.1, 19.0 to < 19.*, 20.0 to < 20.11.1, 21.0 to < 21.6.2—

nodejsnode.js18.0.0 to 18.19.0, 20.0.0 to 20.11.0, 21.0.0 to 21.6.0—

06 References

hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

nodejs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-devel
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-docs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-full-i18n
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-nodemon
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3613+1ed8c91d
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5
nodejs-packaging
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
nodejs-packaging-bundler
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
npm
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.18.19.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35

AlmaLinux 9

nodejs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-devel
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-docs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-full-i18n
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-nodemon
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.3.0+47+c33bc288
nodejs-packaging
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1
nodejs-packaging-bundler
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1
npm
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.18.19.1.1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2

CloudLinux 8

nodejs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-devel
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-docs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-full-i18n
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
nodejs-nodemon
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3613+1ed8c91d
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5
nodejs-packaging
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
nodejs-packaging-bundler
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
npm
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.18.19.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3753+4de0891b
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

CloudLinux 9

nodejs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-devel
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-docs
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-full-i18n
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:18.19.1-1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:20.11.1-1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2
nodejs-nodemon
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.3.0+47+c33bc288
nodejs-packaging
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1
nodejs-packaging-bundler
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1
npm
Fixed

A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.18.19.1.1.module_el9.3.0+59+28b95644
- Affected before 1:10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Debian 12

nodejs
Fixed in 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

nodejs
Fixed in 18.19.1+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

nodejs
Fixed in 18.19.1+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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