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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD3.3 Low

CVE-2026-21716

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 equ

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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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

nodejs node

Default version status: unaffected

  • 20.20.1 to ≤ 20.20.1affected
  • 22.22.1 to ≤ 22.22.1affected
  • 24.14.0 to ≤ 24.14.0affected
  • 25.8.1 to ≤ 25.8.1affected

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