# July 2021 Security Releases

DevFeed: [July 2021 Security Releases](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/july-2021-security-releases-2884.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases>)

Published: 2021-07-01T16:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Node.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/node-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [dll-hijacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dll-hijacking.md>), [dns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

Node.js announced July 2021 security releases for the 16.x, 14.x, and 12.x lines, addressing an out-of-bounds read, Windows local privilege escalation, and denial-of-service vulnerabilities in npm modules.

## Source excerpt

Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.