How severe is CVE-2022-32223?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.3 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-32223?

This is classified as CWE-427, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2022-32223 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7.3

Vulnerability 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.

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