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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
NodeJS Node
Default version status: unaffected
4.0 to < 4.*affected5.0 to < 5.*affected6.0 to < 6.*affected7.0 to < 7.*affected8.0 to < 8.*affected9.0 to < 9.*affected10.0 to < 10.*affected11.0 to < 11.*affected12.0 to < 12.*affected13.0 to < 13.*affected14.0 to < 14.20.0affected15.0 to < 15.*affected16.0 to < 16.20.0affected17.0 to < 17.*affected18.0 to < 18.9.1affected