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TI-2025-34816 Aliases CVE-2025-55132GHSA-pm9v-wcw9-xgpv

Incorrect default permissions in NodeJS node

Priority LOW 24CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0026 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 14 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSnode20.19.6 – 20.19.6; 22.21.1 – 22.21.1; 24.12.0 – 24.12.0; 25.2.1 – 25.2.1—No fix listedCNA
  • node VendorNodeJS Affected 20.19.6 – 20.19.6; 22.21.1 – 22.21.1; 24.12.0 – 24.12.0; 25.2.1 – 25.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*20.0.0 to before 20.20.0; 22.0.0 to before 22.22.0; 24.0.0 to before 24.13.0; 25.0.0 to before 25.3.0VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0 to before 20.20.0; 22.0.0 to before 22.22.0; 24.0.0 to before 24.13.0; 25.0.0 to before 25.3.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

Red Hat 14 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:7657 Released 2026-04-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs24-24.14.1-4.1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs24-24.14.1-4.1.hum1@src, nodejs24-24.14.1-4.1.hum1@x86_64 +14
  • RHSA-2026:7387 Released 2026-04-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs22-22.22.0-1.3.hum1@aarch64, nodejs22-22.22.0-1.3.hum1@src, nodejs22-22.22.0-1.3.hum1@x86_64 +14
  • RHSA-2026:7386 Released 2026-04-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs20-20.20.0-7.1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs20-20.20.0-7.1.hum1@src, nodejs20-20.20.0-7.1.hum1@x86_64 +14
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  • RHSA-2026:7378 Released 2026-04-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs25-25.9.0-1.1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs25-25.9.0-1.1.hum1@src, nodejs25-25.9.0-1.1.hum1@x86_64 +14
  • RHSA-2026:6431 Released 2026-04-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs25-25.9.0-1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs25-25.9.0-1.hum1@src, nodejs25-25.9.0-1.hum1@x86_64 +14
  • RHSA-2026:6402 Released 2026-04-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs24-24.14.1-4.hum1@aarch64, nodejs24-24.14.1-4.hum1@src, nodejs24-24.14.1-4.hum1@x86_64 +14
  • RHSA-2026:2782 Released 2026-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23896+b5802de9.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23896+b5802de9.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23896+b5802de9.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2026:2781 Released 2026-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:24.13.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23894+c8377628.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.13.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23894+c8377628.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.13.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23894+c8377628.s390x::nodejs:24 +25
  • RHSA-2026:2783 Released 2026-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23895+0637d423.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23895+0637d423.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23895+0637d423.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
  • RHSA-2026:2421 Released 2026-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23904+2c92f862.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23904+2c92f862.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.22.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23904+2c92f862.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2026:2420 Released 2026-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:24.13.0-0.module+el8.10.0+23888+24fa7806.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.13.0-0.module+el8.10.0+23888+24fa7806.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.13.0-0.module+el8.10.0+23888+24fa7806.s390x::nodejs:24 +25
  • RHSA-2026:2422 Released 2026-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23905+c49b2aec.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23905+c49b2aec.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.20.0-1.module+el8.10.0+23905+c49b2aec.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
  • RHSA-2026:1843 Released 2026-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) nodejs-1:22.22.0-3.el10_1, nodejs-devel-1:22.22.0-3.el10_1, nodejs-docs-1:22.22.0-3.el10_1 +4
  • RHSA-2026:1842 Released 2026-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs24 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) nodejs24-1:24.13.0-1.el10_1, nodejs24-devel-1:24.13.0-1.el10_1, nodejs24-docs-1:24.13.0-1.el10_1 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1842, RHSA-2026:1843
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:2420, RHSA-2026:2421, RHSA-2026:2422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2781, RHSA-2026:2782, RHSA-2026:2783
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:6402, RHSA-2026:6431, RHSA-2026:7378, RHSA-2026:7386, RHSA-2026:7387, RHSA-2026:7657
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Hardened Images

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55132
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm9v-wcw9-xgpv
  3. 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 186 →

Sources

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