Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- high
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- CWE-426CWE-426CWE-426
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- NODEJS
- Published
- 2/23/2023
- Last Modified
- 3/17/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
nodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsdebian : debian_linux
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