CVE-2022-1537
gruntjs: race condition leading to arbitrary file write
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 10, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the GruntJS package during file.copy operations. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes, that can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories. This flaw allows a lower-privileged user to create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition