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CVE-2022-36127 — skywalking-backend-js

HIGH

CVE-2022-36127 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in skywalking-backend-js. A fix is available for skywalking-backend-js — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Service unavailability impact in NodeJS agent(version <= 0.5.0)

Also known asGHSA-8gpg-466c-5cpj
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs79th percentile — riskier than 79% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.53%2.43%4.33%6.22%5.2%1.9%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

13other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream
skywalking-backend-jsnpm
2Kdownloads / week

Description

A vulnerability in Apache SkyWalking NodeJS Agent prior to 0.5.1. The vulnerability will cause NodeJS services that has this agent installed to be unavailable if the OAP is unhealthy and NodeJS agent can't establish the connection.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmskywalking-backend-jsall versions0.5.1npm install skywalking-backend-js@0.5.1

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
skywalking nodejs agentapache
< 0.5.1
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for skywalking-backend-js, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update skywalking-backend-js to 0.5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-36127 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

A vulnerability in Apache SkyWalking NodeJS Agent prior to 0.5.1. The vulnerability will cause NodeJS services that has this agent installed to be unavailable if the OAP is unhealthy and NodeJS agent can't establish the connection.
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CVE-2022-36127: skywalking-backend-js — Fixed in 0.5.1