CVE-2026-21716 — Missing Authorization in Node
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 30
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 …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
4📋Vendor Advisories
2🕵️Threat Intelligence
1💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
CVE-2026-21716 nodejs: Node.js: Permission bypass allows unauthorized modification of file permissions and ownership via incomplete security fix.↗2026-03-30