CVE-2022-32223
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2022-07-14
- Fixed in18.0.5 · 16.16.0 · 14.20.0
- WeaknessCWE-427
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Description
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.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-07-1415:15CVE publishedNVD
- 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-32223?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-32223?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.0 | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.0.5 | 18.0.5 | NVD |
| 16.x | ≥ 16.13.0, < 16.16.0 | 16.16.0 | NVD |
| 14.x | ≥ 14.14.0, < 14.20.0 | 14.20.0 | NVD |
| 14.x | ≥ 14.0.0, ≤ 14.14.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| 16.x | ≥ 16.0.0, ≤ 16.12.0 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- Update Node.js to 18.0.5 · 16.16.0 · 14.20.0
Advisories and patches
- nodejs.orgPatch · Vendor Advisory
Detection
read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.3read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-10-22
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2022-07-14
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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