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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-3223

nodered node-red-dashboard Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Nov 14, 2023 · catalog updated Nov 14, 2023 · nodered node-red-dashboard Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2021-3223 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nodered node-red-dashboard Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (nodered node-red-dashboard Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
18.85%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor nodered node-red-dashboard

Node-RED-Dashboard before 2.26.2 allows ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal to read files. VulnCheck canary evidence.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor nodered node-red-dashboardversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-3223

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-3223 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nodered node-red-dashboard Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 18.85%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 14, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Node-RED-Dashboard before 2.26.2 allows ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal to read files. VulnCheck canary evidence.

  2. Nov 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-3223

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-3223

    30-day exploitation probability 18.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-3223

    Node-RED-Dashboard before 2.26.2 allows ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal to read files.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.