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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-packaging | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejs | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22-npmUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs22-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-npmUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejs20-npm | Apr 14, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejs24-npmUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs-docs | Apr 22, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs24-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs24-npmUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfo | Apr 13, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs | Apr 13, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
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