VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-55132

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-01-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows a file's access and modification timestamps to be changed via `futimes()` even when the process has only read permissions. Unlike `utimes()`, `futimes()` does not apply the expected write-permission checks, which means file metadata can be modified in read-only directories. This behavior could be used to alter timestamps in ways that obscure activity, reducing the reliability of logs. This vulnerability affects users of the permission model on Node.js v20, v22, v24, and v25.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-276

Primary references