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Vulnerability details: VCID-3gus-bys1-mffr
Vulnerability ID VCID-3gus-bys1-mffr
Aliases CVE-2024-21892
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.3
Risk 3.6
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-21892.json
epss 0.00153 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00153 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00153 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
epss 0.00213 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 7.5 https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
ssvc Track https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21892
cvssv3 7.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
cvssv3 7.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
ssvc Track http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-21892.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-21892
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
1064055 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1064055
2237545 https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
2264582 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2264582
CVE-2024-21892 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21892
ntap-20240322-0003 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
RHSA-2024:1503 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1503
RHSA-2024:1510 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1510
RHSA-2024:1687 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1687
RHSA-2024:1688 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1688
RHSA-2024:1880 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1880
RHSA-2024:1932 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1932
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-21892.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-12T04:00:40Z/ Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/2237545
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21892
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-12T04:00:40Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0003/
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-12T04:00:40Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37007
EPSS Score 0.00153
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:42:47.227897+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.17/community.json 37.0.0