npm: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
WID-SEC-2024-1076 · first 25.01.2022 · updated 01.09.2026 · CVSS 4,4
What it is about
npm ist ein Paketmanager für die JavaScript-Laufzeitumgebung Node.js. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in npm ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Avaya Aura Communication Manager
- Avaya Aura Session Manager
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services
- Avaya Aura System Manager
- Avaya Aura Experience Portal
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
- Open Source npm
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.36.00.16
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2022-01-24 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0368 vom 2022-02-02 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2022-0368 vom 2022-02-02 linux.oracle.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0445 vom 2022-02-08 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0444 vom 2022-02-08 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0476 vom 2022-02-09 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0477 vom 2022-02-09 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0585 vom 2022-02-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0634 vom 2022-02-22 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0687 vom 2022-03-01 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0721 vom 2022-03-01 access.redhat.com
- AVAYA Security Advisory ASA-2022-016 vom 2022-02-11 downloads.avaya.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:0056 vom 2022-03-10 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:1051 vom 2022-03-24 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:1557-1 vom 2024-05-08 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:1557-2 vom 2024-05-30 lists.suse.com
- Dell Security Advisory DSA-2024-422 vom 2024-10-10 www.dell.com
- Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-385 vom 2026-08-31 www.dell.com
CVE: CVE-2021-3521
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.