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CVE-2025-55132

Medium
Low Medium High Critical
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: Jan 20, 2026
Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Vector String:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
N
Scope
U
Confidentiality
L
Integrity
N
Availability
N

Known Affected Software

69 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)

node.js
Version:
20.18.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.18.3:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.4.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.4.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.19.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.19.4:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.18.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.18.2:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.11.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.11.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.12.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.12.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.2.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.4.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.4.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.18.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.18.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.5.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.5.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.12.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.12.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.16.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.16.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.17.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.17.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.6.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.6.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.1.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.0.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.11.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.11.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.19.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.19.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.4.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.4.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.13.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.13.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.18.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.18.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.14.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.14.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.12.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.12.2:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.9.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.9.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.13.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.13.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.15.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.15.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.18.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.18.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.3.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.8.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.8.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.19.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.19.3:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.2.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.15.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.15.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.0.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.15.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.15.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.16.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.16.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.17.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.17.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.6.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.6.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.9.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.9.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.1.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.7.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.7.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.8.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.10.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.10.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.13.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.13.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.14.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.14.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.0.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.8.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.5.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.5.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.5.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.3.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.19.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.19.2:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.0.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.19.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.19.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
24.4.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:24.4.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.6.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.6.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.7.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.7.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.4.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.4.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.5.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.5.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.11.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.11.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.2.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.13.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.13.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.10.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.10.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.1.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.12.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.12.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.3.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
22.17.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:22.17.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.15.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.15.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.5.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
node.js
Version:
20.3.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:20.3.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
This vulnerability affects 69 software configuration(s). Ensure you patch all affected systems.

Available Security Patches

1 patch available from vendors

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Oracle

CPUAPR2026

Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026

Severity
Critical
Released
Apr 21, 2026
Restart Required
Security Update

Severity Details

5.3
out of 10.0
Medium

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

Description
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Exploit Likelihood
Medium
Typical Severity
Medium
Abstraction Level
Base

Key Information

Published Date
January 20, 2026