A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"severity": "Medium"
}