# CVE-2022-32222: Weak cryptography in Node

> Node.js on Linux may load an insecure OpenSSL configuration file, potentially weakening cryptographic security for applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-node-2022-32222, BIT-node-min-2022-32222, GHSA-fxfc-w6xq-5pp8

## What is CVE-2022-32222?

CVE-2022-32222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 14 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element), CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32222?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including node and node-min. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `node` | Bitnami | From 18.0.0 | 18.5.0 |
| `node-min` | Bitnami | From 18.0.0 | 18.5.0 |

Products: Nodejs Node.js, Siemens Sinec Ins.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32222?

Upgrade node to 18.5.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-32222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nodejs Node.js

- [CVE-2023-32002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32002/): Security feature bypass in Node (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6303/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-15896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15896/): Security feature bypass in Node.js (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-7160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7160/): Server-side request forgery in Node.js (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-12120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12120/): Misconfiguration in Node.js (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 14 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- node (Bitnami): affected from 18.0.0; fixed in 18.5.0
- node-min (Bitnami): affected from 18.0.0; fixed in 18.5.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.