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nodejs: vulnerability history, versions and safety
nodejs is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 7 vulnerabilities for it across 5 releases, from Feb 2024 to May 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on nodejs i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 4 of the 7 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 4 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 7 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 19 May 2025 i
- Highest CVSS 7.9 i
- With no published fix 4 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for nodejs, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
| Version | Vulert vulnerabilities | Fix published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2 | U4 | No | Details → |
| 20.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 | U6 | No | Details → |
| 20.18.0+dfsg-2 | U6 | No | Details → |
| 20.17.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1 | U6 | No | Details → |
| 20.16.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1 | U6 | No | Details → |
Newest 5 of 5 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 7 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for nodejs
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Path Traversal Vulnerability in Node.js Package: nodejs (CVE-2024-21891) | 7.9 high | 20.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2 | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Path Traversal Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2024-21896 | 7.9 high | No fix published | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Critical Vulnerability in Node.js Package: nodejs - Internal Worker Exposure | 7.7 high | No fix published | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Node.js Package - CVE-2024-22017 | 7.3 high | 20.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2 | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Node.js Permission Model Misconfiguration in nodejs Package - CVE-2024-21890 | 5.0 medium | No fix published | 20 Feb 2024 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315