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.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6183-1 | nodejs security update |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | Node.js Promises API Permission Checks Bypass Allows Unauthorized File Permission Changes | nodejs: Node.js: Permission bypass allows unauthorized modification of file permissions and ownership via incomplete security fix. |
| First Time appeared |
Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
CWE-279 |
| Vendors & Products |
Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs |
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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ssvc
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | Node.js Promises API Permission Checks Bypass Allows Unauthorized File Permission Changes | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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. | |
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cvssV3_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-31T14:27:23.323Z
Reserved: 2026-01-04T15:00:06.575Z
Link: CVE-2026-21716
Updated: 2026-03-31T14:27:19.730Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-30T20:16:19.873
Modified: 2026-04-01T14:24:21.833
Link: CVE-2026-21716
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-03-31T20:40:23Z
Debian DSA