A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used.
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve stats from files that they do not have explicit read access to. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 38th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
11
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 11 / 40 · 2.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · hackerone
- 2.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hackerone). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
NodeJS Node
- 4.0 and later · before 4.*affected · semver
- 5.0 and later · before 5.*affected · semver
- 6.0 and later · before 6.*affected · semver
- 7.0 and later · before 7.*affected · semver
- 8.0 and later · before 8.*affected · semver
- 9.0 and later · before 9.*affected · semver
- 10.0 and later · before 10.*affected · semver
- 11.0 and later · before 11.*affected · semver
- 12.0 and later · before 12.*affected · semver
- 13.0 and later · before 13.*affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5 | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | before 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | before 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | before 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.3.0+47+c33bc288 | 3.0.1-1.module_el9.3.0+47+c33bc288 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | before 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | before 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 | 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el9.4.0+107+dbd477e4 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nodejs | before 20.15.1-r0 | 20.15.1-r0 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | before 20.15.1+dfsg-1 | 20.15.1+dfsg-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | nodejs20 | before 20.15.1-1.1 | 20.15.1-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | nodejs22 | before 22.10.0-1.1 | 22.10.0-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | nodejs24 | before 24.11.1-2.1 | 24.11.1-2.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | nodejs26 | before 26.3.1-1.1 | 26.3.1-1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | nodejs | before 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+22203+a88c8310 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+22203+a88c8310 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | nodejs-debuginfo | before 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+22203+a88c8310 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+22203+a88c8310 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NodeJS Node | 10.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 11.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 12.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 13.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 14.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 15.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 16.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 17.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 19.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 20.15.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 21.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 22.4.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 4.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 5.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 6.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 7.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 8.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| NodeJS Node | 9.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 nodejs 20.14.0-15 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 24.14.1-3 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| almalinux:nodejs | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-devel | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-docs | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-full-i18n | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-nodemon | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:npm | 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:nodejs | 20.15.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.19 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nodejs | 20.15.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:nodejs20 | 20.15.1-150500.11.12.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/19/3
- hackerone.com/reports/2145862
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0007/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.