CVE-2022-32223: Node.js

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Node.js Node.js: from 14.0.0, up to and including 14.14.0; from 14.14.0, before 14.20.0 (fixed in 14.20.0); from 16.0.0, up to and including 16.12.0; from 16.13.0, before 16.16.0 (fixed in 16.16.0); from 18.0.0, before 18.0.5 (fixed in 18.0.5)

Published 2022-07-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.