CVE-2026-21716
Published:March 30, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
An incomplete fix for CVE-2024-36137 leaves "FileHandle.chmod()" and "FileHandle.chown()" in the promises API without the required permission checks, while their callback-based equivalents ("fs.fchmod()", "fs.fchown()") were correctly patched. As a result, code running under "--permission" with restricted "--allow-fs-write" can still use promise-based "FileHandle" methods to modify file permissions and ownership on already-open file descriptors, bypassing the intended write restrictions. This vulnerability affects 20.x, 22.x, 24.x, and 25.x processes using the Permission Model where "--allow-fs-write" is intentionally restricted.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v24.0.0 <v24.14.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v24.14.1https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v22.0.0 <v22.22.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v22.22.2https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v25.0.0 <v25.8.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v25.8.2https://github.com/nodejs/node.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v20.0.0 <v20.20.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v20.20.2Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01