CVE-2022-1537

HIGH

gruntjs/grunt < 1.5.3 - Arbitrary File Write via TOCTOU Race Condition in file.copy

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-367
Status published
Products (2)
gruntjs/grunt < 1.5.3
npm/grunt 0 - 1.5.3npm
Published May 10, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026