CVE-2023-30585

nodejs: privilege escalation via Malicious Registry Key manipulation during Node.js installer repair process

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 20, 2023

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the Node.js (.msi version) installation process, specifically affecting Windows users who install Node.js using the .msi installer. This vulnerability emerges during the repair operation, where the "msiexec.exe" process, running under the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM context, attempts to read the %USERPROFILE% environment variable from the current user's registry.

Statement

This CVE only affects the Windows version of NodeJS.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE not specified