CVE-2024-36137
nodejs: fs.fchown/fchmod bypasses permission model
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 8, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. The Node.js Permission Model does not operate on file descriptors. However, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.
Statement
This vulnerability is specific to the Permission Model, which is currently an experimental feature of Node.js.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 3.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource