CVE-2024-21892 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-21892

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may...

Vulnerability 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 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Node
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, 19.0, 20.0, 21.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 20th, 2024
Last Modified: April 30th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.