CVE-2022-32222

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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.

Published: 2022-07-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-32222 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.70%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-32222

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-32222

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.62% 1.70% +1.08%
2 2026-03-08 0.39% 0.62% +0.23%
3 2026-03-04 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-32222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-32222

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-32222

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2022-32222: 1 source package rows (nodejs-current); 14 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 14, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-32222
debian unimportant CVE-2022-32222 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nodejs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32222
gentoo low CVE-2022-32222: 1 GLSA(s) (202405-29), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/nodejs); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-32222
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-32222
suse medium CVE-2022-32222 severity moderate: SUSE including 28 source package names (nodejs10, nodejs10-devel, …), 192 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (24 product lines)): Known Not Affected 192. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-32222/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-32222 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nodejs), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 8, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-32222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nodejs node.js >= 18.0.0, < 18.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins < 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-32222

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