diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nim/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nim/package.py
index ee44d646844d8f..a16eb2a9425476 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nim/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nim/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
+import shlex
+
 from spack.package import *
+from spack.util.environment import filter_system_paths
 
 
 class Nim(Package):
@@ -18,39 +21,78 @@ class Nim(Package):
 
     license("MIT")
 
+    maintainers("Buldram")
+
     version("devel", branch="devel")
     version("2.2.0", sha256="ce9842849c9760e487ecdd1cdadf7c0f2844cafae605401c7c72ae257644893c")
     version("2.0.12", sha256="c4887949c5eb8d7f9a9f56f0aeb2bf2140fabf0aee0f0580a319e2a09815733a")
     version("2.0.4", sha256="71526bd07439dc8e378fa1a6eb407eda1298f1f3d4df4476dca0e3ca3cbe3f09")
-    version("1.9.3", sha256="d8de7515db767f853d9b44730f88ee113bfe9c38dcccd5afabc773e2e13bf87c")
     version("1.6.20", sha256="ffed047504d1fcaf610f0dd7cf3e027be91a292b0c9c51161504c2f3b984ffb9")
     version("1.4.8", sha256="b798c577411d7d95b8631261dbb3676e9d1afd9e36740d044966a0555b41441a")
     version("1.4.4", sha256="6d73729def143f72fc2491ca937a9cab86d2a8243bd845a5d1403169ad20660e")
     version("1.4.2", sha256="03a47583777dd81380a3407aa6a788c9aa8a67df4821025770c9ac4186291161")
     version("1.2.18", sha256="a1739185508876f6e21a13f590a20e219ce3eec1b0583ea745e9058c37ad833e")
-    version("1.0.10", sha256="28045fb6dcd86bd79748ead7874482d665ca25edca68f63d6cebc925b1428da5")
-    version(
-        "0.20.0",
-        sha256="51f479b831e87b9539f7264082bb6a64641802b54d2691b3c6e68ac7e2699a90",
-        deprecated=True,
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.19.6",
-        sha256="a09f0c58d29392434d4fd6d15d4059cf7e013ae948413cb9233b8233d67e3a29",
-        deprecated=True,
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.19.9",
-        sha256="154c440cb8f27da20b3d6b1a8cc03f63305073fb995bbf26ec9bc6ad891ce276",
-        url="https://github.com/nim-lang/nightlies/releases/download/2019-06-02-devel-1255b3c/nim-0.19.9-linux_x64.tar.xz",
-        deprecated=True,
+    with default_args(deprecated=True):
+        # Past development (odd-numbered) versions
+        version("1.9.3", sha256="d8de7515db767f853d9b44730f88ee113bfe9c38dcccd5afabc773e2e13bf87c")
+
+        # CVE-2021-46872, CVE-2021-29495, CVE-2021-21374, CVE-2021-21373, CVE-2021-21372
+        version(
+            "1.0.10", sha256="28045fb6dcd86bd79748ead7874482d665ca25edca68f63d6cebc925b1428da5"
+        )
+
+        # CVE-2020-15694, CVE-2020-15693, CVE-2020-15692, CVE-2020-15690
+        version(
+            "0.20.0", sha256="51f479b831e87b9539f7264082bb6a64641802b54d2691b3c6e68ac7e2699a90"
+        )
+        version(
+            "0.19.9",
+            sha256="154c440cb8f27da20b3d6b1a8cc03f63305073fb995bbf26ec9bc6ad891ce276",
+            url="https://github.com/nim-lang/nightlies/releases/download/2019-06-02-devel-1255b3c/nim-0.19.9-linux_x64.tar.xz",
+        )
+        version(
+            "0.19.6", sha256="a09f0c58d29392434d4fd6d15d4059cf7e013ae948413cb9233b8233d67e3a29"
+        )
+
+    variant(
+        "sqlite", default=False, when="@0:1.7.3", description="Install SQLite for std/db_sqlite"
     )
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
 
-    depends_on("pcre")
-    depends_on("openssl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build", when="@devel,0.20:")
+    depends_on("pcre", type="link")
+    depends_on("openssl", type="link")
+    depends_on("openssl@1", type="link", when="@0:1.6.9")
+    depends_on("sqlite@3:", type="link", when="+sqlite")
+
+    # CVE-2021-46872
+    patch(
+        "https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/commit/17522d6ae1444614be78b1002005513105f2893f.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="fee426d5f027a8676d94309932812c5d70e1bc089f4d030326a413cacba78330",
+        when="@1.4.0:1.4.9",
+    )
+    # CVE-2021-21374, CVE-2021-29495
+    patch(
+        "https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/commit/c7d090c418f7847bdfa1fd3bfed831470665c3e9.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="88fd2a137a2170a4df41b9f5419a47aff78b0dbf421405e22a6d6a066e3e0431",
+        when="@1.4.0:1.4.3",
+    )
+    # CVE-2021-21373
+    patch(
+        "https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/commit/aec0ae5c23d2e2a2ec28e97dcb9dd6cb1e68b134.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="4fe4f8b760e7a516fcd51d6ce02562432f1d34623751f52556d4e6c1823e705a",
+        when="@1:1.2.9,1.4.0:1.4.3",
+        working_dir="dist/nimble",
+    )
+    # CVE-2021-21372
+    patch(
+        "https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/commit/89954f8b03b05970aea78c8fe1241138f5bbeae8.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="5e6f7e2d2dac5d2ed70b5047418d9b43e156de35737f9fad0052ae30dd539b03",
+        when="@0:1.2.9,1.4.0:1.4.3",
+        working_dir="dist/nimble",
+    )
 
     resource(
         name="csources_v2",
@@ -61,12 +103,45 @@ class Nim(Package):
 
     phases = ["build", "install"]
 
+    def patch(self):
+        """Hardcode dependency dynamic library paths into
+        wrapper modules using rpath."""
+
+        def append_rpath(path, libdirs):
+            """Add a pragma at the end of the file which passes
+            rpath with libdirs to the linker when the module is used."""
+
+            with open(path, "a") as f:
+                scope = False
+                for path in filter_system_paths(libdirs):
+                    quoted_path = shlex.quote(path)
+                    if '"""' in quoted_path:
+                        raise InstallError(
+                            "Quoted dependency path " + quoted_path + ' contains """'
+                        )
+
+                    if not scope:
+                        f.write("\nwhen not defined(vcc):\n")  # TODO: Implement for msvc
+                        scope = True
+
+                    f.write('  {.passl: """-Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker ' + quoted_path + '""".}\n')
+
+        spec = self.spec
+        append_rpath("lib/wrappers/pcre.nim", spec["pcre"].libs.directories)
+        append_rpath("lib/wrappers/openssl.nim", spec["openssl"].libs.directories)
+        if spec.satisfies("+sqlite"):
+            append_rpath("lib/wrappers/sqlite3.nim", spec["sqlite"].libs.directories)
+
     def build(self, spec, prefix):
-        bash = which("bash")
         if spec.satisfies("@devel"):
             with working_dir("csources_v2"):
-                bash("./build.sh")
+                make()
+
+        elif spec.satisfies("@0.20:"):
+            make()
+
         else:
+            bash = which("bash")
             bash("./build.sh")
 
         nim = Executable(join_path("bin", "nim"))