CVE-2024-22017
Published:March 19, 2024
Updated:May 17, 2026
setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the call to setuid().
This allows the process to perform privileged operations despite presumably having dropped such privileges through a call to setuid().
This vulnerability affects all users using version greater or equal than Node.js 18.18.0, Node.js 20.4.0 and Node.js 21.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
EPSS
Base Score:
0.88