Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Published severityCritical→Operational priority:Critical, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Evidence used
No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
EPSS is 21.95% for the current model date.
Compensating controls
Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.
Verification
Confirm that the asset runs NodeJS Node and falls inside the recorded affected range.
Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Cross-source reconciliation
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Siemens ProductCERT: 1 affected or under-investigation product state without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
Distribution package intelligence
Release-specific package status
Alpine, Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.
10 package states
Repository candidate not checked
A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.
Distribution release
Source package
Vendor state
Fixed version
Evidence
Alpine v3.23v3.23 · community
nodejs-current
Vendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
1 current
SSA-389290 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-389290: Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in SINEC INS
1 known affected
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
SINEC INS
Summary
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.
Remediation
Update to V1.0.1.1 or later version
Optional official sources
National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.
Choose official national sources for this report. Each advisory shows its original language. Your selection is remembered on this device and included in shared links.
Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2021-10060
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix
Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product
01
What, why and how
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.
What
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.
Why
The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
What
Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.
Why
The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.Reference recorded
A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.
Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Null Termination → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-170: Improper Null Termination. The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkUnauthenticatedRemote code executionDenial of serviceCWE-170Public exploit reference
A
Official authority intelligence
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-10060Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD record ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0856IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
Official advisory ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-1083Node.js: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Node.js ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herzustellen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
Official advisory ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-0029Elasticsearch und Kibana: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Elasticsearch und Kibana ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen und um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.
Official advisory ↗Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20210818Security Bulletin 18 Aug 2021
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 18 Aug 2021, published on 18 August 2021. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-1051Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM
2024
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7177981
Bulletin de sécurité IBM 7178033 du 05 décembre 2024
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178033
Bulletin de sécurité IBM 7178054 du 06 décembre 2024
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178054
Référence CVE CVE-2020-28500
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28500
Référence CVE CVE-2020-8203
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8203
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22918
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22918
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22921
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22921
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22930
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22930
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22931
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22931
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22939
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22939
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22940
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22940
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22959
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22959
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22960
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22960
Référence CVE CVE-2021-23337
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23337
Référence CVE CVE-2021-29425
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29425
Référence CVE CVE-2021-29892
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29892
Référence CVE CVE-2021-36690
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-510Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM QRadar
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-053Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle PeopleSoft
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans Oracle PeopleSoft.
Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une
exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance
et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-943Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-932Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits IBM.
Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni
de service à distance, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et
une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-801Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle MySQL
déni de service à distance et une
atteinte à l'intégrité des données.
Solution
Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des
correctifs (cf. section Documentation).
Documentation
Bulletin de sécurité Oracle cpuoct2021 du 19 octobre 2021
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021verbose.html#MSQL
Référence CVE CVE-2021-20227
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20227
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22112
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22112
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22118
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22118
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22926
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22926
Référence CVE CVE-2021-22931
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22931
Référence CVE CVE-2021-2471
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2471
Référence CVE CVE-2021-2478
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2478
Référence CVE CVE-2021-2479
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2479
Référence CVE CVE-2021-2481
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2481
Référence CVE CVE-2021-29425
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29425
Référence CVE CVE-2021-33037
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33037
Référence CVE CVE-2021-3518
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3518
Référence CVE CVE-2021-35537
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-670Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Elastic
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits
Elastic. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de
code arbitraire à distance, une élévation de privilèges et une injection
de code indirecte à distance (XSS).
Official advisory ↗JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2021-012005Node.js における入力確認に関する脆弱性
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 16 Aug 2021 · Last source change 30 Apr 2025, 22:24 UTC · CWE-170 · Improper Null Termination
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
4.0 < 4.*; 5.0 < 5.*; 6.0 < 6.*; 7.0 < 7.*; 8.0 < 8.*; 9.0 < 9.*; 10.0 < 10.*; 11.0 < 11.* · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
After
4.0 < 4.*; 5.0 < 5.*; 6.0 < 6.*; 7.0 < 7.*; 8.0 < 8.*; 9.0 < 9.*; 10.0 < 10.*; 11.0 < 11.* · Fixed: Update to V1.0.1.1 or later version
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.