Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs | node | >= 20.20.1, <= 20.20.1; >= 22.22.1, <= 22.22.1; >= 24.14.0, <= 24.14.0; >= 25.8.1, <= 25.8.1 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Mar 30, 2026
- Last modified
- Aug 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed