nodejs: Nodejs filesystem permissions bypass

A file access flaw has been discovered in NodeJS. 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-on...

nodejs: Nodejs filesystem permissions bypass

A file access flaw has been discovered in NodeJS. 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-on...

CVE-2025-55132

The Connected documents confirm CVE-2025-55132: Node.js’ fs.futimes() can bypass the Read-Only permission model, allowing modification of file timestamps even when a process has only read access. Affected products are Node.js releases in the 20/22/24/25 lineages. Impact is potential log tampering...

The vulnerability of the futimes() function on the Node.js programming platform allows a hacker to gain access to modify files.

The vulnerability of the futimes function on Node.js platforms is related to deficiencies in the authentication process. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access and modify files...