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CVE-2022-32222
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2022-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-310
Description
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
Affected products
- Node.js: from 18.0.0 before 18.5.0 — fixed in 18.5.0
- Siemens SINEC INS: before 1.0; 1.0, 1.0-sp1, 1.0-sp2 — fixed in 1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Node.js 18.5.0; Siemens SINEC INS 1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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