CVE-2025-55132
Severity
5.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 20
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 …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4