Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nodejs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-NODEJS-1564896
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed16 Aug 2021

Introduced: 16 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-22939  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 nodejs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

If the Node.js https API was used incorrectly and "undefined" was in passed for the "rejectUnauthorized" parameter, no error was returned and connections to servers with an expired certificate would have been accepted.

CVSS Base Scores

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